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Meaning of hawking

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hawking

verb

Definitions

  1. To hunt with a hawk.

  2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

    Example: to hawk at flies

verb

Definitions

  1. To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

    Example: The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square.

verb

Definitions

  1. To cough up something from one's throat.

  2. To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

    Example: Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.

noun

Definitions

  1. Action of the verb to hawk.