HARKING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

harking

verb

present participle of hark

as in listening

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing upon hearing the offending ringing, the teacher sarcastically cried, "Hark! Could that possibly be a cell phone?"

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Recent Examples of harking For years now, womenswear designers have been delivering us long, thin (and often useless) scarves—harking all the way back to early-aughts Chloé and Marc Jacobs days, when boho-chic ruled the runways. —

Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025

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Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.

— Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
In June 2009, director Patti Ragan told PEOPLE that Bubbles' favorite activities included eating sweet potatoes, listening to flute-and-guitar music and painting.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026