hawking
/ˈhɔkɪŋ/
noun
- The sport or practice of hunting with a trained hawk or other bird of prey; falconry.
- She learned hawking from her grandfather, who kept a peregrine falcon.
- Hawking was a popular pastime among nobles in medieval Europe.
- The festival featured a demonstration of hawking with several majestic birds.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of hawk; to sell goods aggressively in public, often by calling out.
- Street vendors were hawking fresh fruit and handmade crafts at the market.
- He spent the afternoon hawking tickets for the charity raffle.
- Tourists were annoyed by people hawking cheap souvenirs near the monument.
- Present participle of hawk; to clear the throat noisily, often to bring up phlegm.
- The old man kept hawking and spitting into his handkerchief.
- Stop hawking like that and drink some water instead.
- She was hawking loudly after her long run in the cold air.