hark

Plural: harks

Verb

Verb Forms: harked, harking, harks

To listen attentively; an archaic command to listen.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
To listen attentively.

Noun

A whisper

Examples

Hark, the sound of my opponent groaning at my latest bingo!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English herken, herkien, from Old English *hercian, *heorcian, *hiercian, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀikōn, *hauʀukōn, derived ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”) + formative/intensive -k (see also the related hīeran, whence English hear). Equivalent to hear + -k. Cognate with Scots herk (“to hark”), North Frisian harke (“to hark”), West Frisian harkje (“to listen”), obsolete Dutch horken (“to hark, listen to”), Middle Low German horken (“to hark”), German horchen (“to hark, harken to”).

Synonyms

harken, hearken

Scrabble Score: 11

hark: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hark: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hark: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

hark: valid Words With Friends Word