harkening

English

Verb

harkening

1. present participle and gerund of harken

Noun

harkening (plural harkenings)

1. 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 […]

Anagrams

• hankering