"___ melodies are sweet, but . . . "

• Gossiper's word
• Got wind of
• Got the news
• "Home Alone" actor John who died on July 21
• Learned of
• Picked up by the ears?
• "___ melodies are sweet": Keats
• Got intelligence
• Picked up while holding still, say

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
past tense and past participle of hear , Old English herde .