verb
- listening attentively; paying close attention to a sound or voice
Usage: present participle of 'hark'; often used in the phrase 'hark back to' meaning to recall or refer to something past
Examples
- She was harking to the distant sound of bells.
- He kept harking back to his childhood memories.
- The speaker was harking to the traditions of the past.
- They were harking to every word of the announcement.
- The design is harking back to Victorian styles.
- Stop harking on about your old complaints.