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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hearkening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
hear-ken-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hearken

noun

The act of one who hearkens or listens.

Inflected Forms

hearkenings (plural)

Questions

What does hearkening mean?
present participle and gerund of hearken

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