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Definition 2024
harkening
harkening
English
Verb
harkening
- present participle of harken
Noun
harkening (plural harkenings)
- The act of one who harkens or listens.
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Olalla
- The sight of his scared face, his starts and pallors and sudden harkenings, unstrung me […]
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Olalla