Hawking

/ˈhɔːkɪŋ/ name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    the act of selling goods for a living wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hawk form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hawkins.

Synonyms

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peddlingvenditionblurredbreathychasechevy

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"Dr. Hawking had almost finished writing a book."

Etymology

Variant of Hawkin

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