Listen and Spoke

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Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.

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Spoke is an antonym for listen.

Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

Spoke noun - Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim.

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Listen is an antonym for spoke in topics: address, talk.

Nearby Words: spoken, spokesman, spoked, spoking

She murmurs that something spoke to her all those years ago, and the demon points out that yes, he spoke, but she made the choice to listen.

Source: Series / Penny Dreadful
He spoke with power and conviction, and we stopped eating; even the maids paused in their chores and crowded in to listen to the words of wisdom that now poured from his lips.

Source: Literature / Tree
He spoke some words (like "Lissen/Listen") a bit funny for the most part.

Source: Comicbook / Teen Titans

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