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Harped vs Harked - What's the difference?

harped | harked |

As verbs the difference between harped and harked

is that harped is (harp) while harked is (hark).

harped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (harp)

  • harp

    English

    (wikipedia harp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.
  • (label) A harmonica.
  • (label) A grain sieve.
  • Derived terms

    * harpist

    See also

    * lyre

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To repeatedly mention a subject.
  • (US)
    (UK)
  • (label) To play on (a harp or similar instrument)
  • (label) To play (a tune) on the harp.
  • (label) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
  • — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * about *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    harked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hark)

  • hark

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
  • * 1739 , “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, Hymns and Sacred Poems, (Charles Wesley) and (George Whitefield):
  • “Glory to the new born King,
  • * 1906: , The Four Million] [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=354518751&tag=Henry,+O.,+1862-1910:+The+four+million;,+1906&query=+harking&id=HenFour
  • Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking .
  • * 1959: , A Christmas Carol
  • "Hark ! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"

    Derived terms

    * hark back