hawking
Dictionary
verb
- To hunt with a hawk.
- To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
"to hawk at flies"
verb
- To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
"The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square."
verb
- To cough up something from one's throat.
- To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
"Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco."
noun
- Action of the verb to hawk.
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