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- Dictionaryhawk/hɔːk/
noun
- 1. a bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase.
- 2. a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs: "severe limits were put on the peace plan by party hawks"
verb
- 1. (of a person) hunt game with a trained hawk: "he spent the afternoon hawking"
- 2. (of a bird or dragonfly) hunt on the wing for food: "swifts hawked low over the water"
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verb [ T ] uk / hɔːk / us / hɑːk / to sell goods informally in public places: On every street corner there were traders hawking their wares. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to sell something. sell Are you selling your car? retail The company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear. deal in They mainly deal in rare books.
Jun 30, 2024 · Other forms: hawkings. Definitions of hawking. noun. the act of selling goods for a living. synonyms: peddling, vending, vendition. see more.
Hawking definition: the sport of hunting with hawks or other birds of prey; falconry.. See examples of HAWKING used in a sentence.
HAWKING meaning: 1. present participle of hawk 2. to sell goods informally in public places: . Learn more.
Define hawking. hawking synonyms, hawking pronunciation, hawking translation, English dictionary definition of hawking. n. 1. Any of various birds of prey, especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo in the family Accipitridae, characteristically having a short hooked bill...
noun. Action of the verb to hawk. Wiktionary. Synonyms: Stephen William Hawking. stephen hawking. peddling. vending. vendition. Advertisement. Hawking Sentence Examples. There are indications that hawking was also known.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Hawking. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
any person who pursues an aggressive policy in business, government, etc.: The corporation is now run by a bunch of young hawks. v.i. Zoology to fly, or hunt on the wing, like a hawk. to hunt with hawks.
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Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. Hawking in British English. (ˈhɔːkɪŋ ) noun. Stephen William. 1942–2018, British physicist. Contracting motor neurone disease in the 1960s, he nevertheless became a leading figure in cosmological theory.
