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hawking

SayHAWK-ingUS/ˈhɔkɪŋ/UK/ˈhɔːkɪŋ/

2 meanings of hawking

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The act of selling goods by calling out to people to get them to buy.

    Like a person at a busy market shouting to get people to buy their things.

    The hawking of bootleg DVDs continued despite repeated police warnings.

    He made a living from the hawking of cheap umbrellas on rainy days.

    Similarpeddling, selling, touting

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of hawk. Use this form for an action happening now, often after a form of "to be."

    She is hawking fresh fruit by the roadside today.

    The vendors are hawking souvenirs near the stadium gate.

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hawking is a form of hawk

hawk, verb: To sell things by carrying them from place to place, or by calling out to people in the street. Full entry

Forms
hawkhawks he/she/ithawking -ing formhawked past tense, past participle
Spelling
hawk → hawking: add -ing

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