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- [haw-king]
- /ˈhɔ kɪŋ/
- /hɔːk/
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- [haw-king]
- /ˈhɔ kɪŋ/
Definitions of hawking word
- verb without object hawking to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily. 1
- verb with object hawking to raise by noisily clearing the throat: to hawk phlegm up. 1
- noun hawking Present participle of hawk. 1
- noun hawking a noisy effort to clear the throat. 0
- noun hawking Stephen William. Born 1942, British physicist. Stricken with a progressive nervous disease since the 1960s, he has nevertheless been a leader in cosmological theory. His publications intended for a wide audience include A Brief History of Time (1987) and The Grand Design (2010) 0
- noun hawking Stephen W(illiam)1942- ; Eng. physicist 0
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Origin of hawking
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at hawk1, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hawking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hawking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hawking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hawking
noun hawking
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- sporting — of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing.
- fishery — a place where fish are bred; fish hatchery.
- angling — Angling is the activity or sport of fishing with a fishing rod.
- fishing — the act of catching fish.
verb hawking
- whoop — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- bark — When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
- vomit — to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
- choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
Antonyms for hawking
verb hawking
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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