hawking
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hawking¹
verb
- present participle and gerund of hawk
noun hawkings
- Action of the verb to hawk. Boats shuttled to and fro, and the hawkings and peddlings of all sorts of wares helped to create an amazing scene of activity and prosperity.
Hawking²
- /ˈhɔːkɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈhɔkɪŋ/ US
- /ˈhɑkɪŋ/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
Variant of Hawkin
proper noun
- An English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hawkins.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: peddling, vendition, vending, tyler, touting, traffic, trafficking, selling, hawkers, peddlers, plying, vendors, hawkery, make-hawk, hawkist, haggling
Translations
Talk about this word "hawking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hawking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hawking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hawking "hawking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hawking.Cite this
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title = {hawking},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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