hearkening
Lending an ear
Hearkening is the present participle of hearken, meaning to listen attentively or give heed.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, largely replaced by listening in everyday speech.
It often implies obedience or careful attention to advice: hearkening to the wisdom of elders, hearkening back to simpler times.
Give careful attention
- harkListen, old-fashioned
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- earAuditory organ
- listenPerceive sound attentively
overhear · attentiveness · auditory · aural · hearing · receptive · attuned · alert
Give careful attention
- complyFollow rules or requests
- followGo behind another
- obeyFollow commands given
- submitPresent for consideration
defer · yield · respect · honor · acknowledge · regard · observe · attend
Recall past experiences fondly
- memoriesStored past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- retrospectionContemplating past events
longing · recollection · vintage · heritage · halcyon · sepia · classic · traditional
Listen, old-fashioned
- oldeFaux-archaic modifier
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- literaryOf written works
poetic · formal · ceremonial · invocation · summons · beseech · attend · traditional
heed
Give careful attention
listen · overhear · attentiveness · auditory · aural · hearing · receptive · attuned · alert · mindful
heed
Give careful attention
submit · defer · yield · respect · honor · acknowledge · regard · observe · attend · respond
reminisce
Recall past experiences fondly
- memoriesStored past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
retrospection · longing · recollection · vintage · heritage · halcyon · sepia · classic · traditional · ancestral
hark
Listen, old-fashioned
- oldeFaux-archaic modifier
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- biblicalOf sacred texts
literary · poetic · formal · ceremonial · invocation · summons · beseech · attend · traditional · scriptural
hearkeningignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · tuning out · not listening · turning a deaf ear · unhearing
hearkeningdisregarding
Deliberately not considering
defying · disobeying · rebelling · flouting · spurning
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