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harking

harking is the present participle and gerund of hark.

Meaning of hark

Verb

hark (third-person singular simple present harks, present participle harking, simple past and past participle harked)

  1. (archaic, imperative, often) To listen attentively.
    • But harke, I heare the footing of a man.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Noun (1)

harking (plural harkings)

  1. The act of harking back; a reversion or return.
    • Despite such harkings to the Old Muscovite past, the trappings of European life inevitably followed once the Russians began to live in European settings.1998, W. Bruce Lincoln, Between Heaven and Hell

Noun (2) capitalized: HARKing

HARKing (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of hypothesizing after results are known

Forms of harking

pluralharkings

Phrases with harking

Questions about harking

What does harking mean?
Harking means the act of harking back; a reversion or return.
What is harking the present participle and gerund of?
Harking is the present participle and gerund of hark.
What part of speech is harking?
Harking is a noun.
What is the plural of harking?
The plural of harking is harkings.

Words near harking in the dictionary

  1. Harkers
  2. Harkey
  3. Harkeys
  4. Harki
  5. Harkin
  6. harking
  7. harking back
  8. harkings
  9. Harkins
  10. Harkis
  11. Harkle

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