harkening

English

Verb

harkening

present participle and gerund of harken

Noun

harkening (plural harkenings)

The act of one who harkens or listens.
- 1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, Olalla:
  The sight of his scared face, his starts and pallors and sudden harkenings, unstrung me […]

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hankering

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