Thesaurus results for HAWKING

hawking

verb

Definition of hawking

present participle of hawk

as in peddling

to sell from place to place usually in small quantities a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire

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Recent Examples of hawking Drawing his particular interest is an elderly man hawking crochet flower pots to tourists. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Tomalak did a little bit of everything, fueling the offense as her team’s multidimensional quarterback and patrolling the secondary as a ball-hawking safety. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 But Fitzgerald has moved from his typical ball-hawking safety role due to injuries to other defensive backs this year. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Some orphans, their faces filthy, walked the stands hawking candy. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 With help from a ball-hawking defense, the Packers poured it on instead. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Hair loss experts hawking lifestyle handbooks for getting your strands back. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026 The narrow streets around the sultan’s palace are filled with backpackers, street vendors, tour guides hawking their services, and office workers popping out for a coffee amid the madness. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Streatfeild’s seamless switch from receiver to quarterback and Hedricks’ sure hands and ball-hawking defense have produced impressive stats and ‘Top 10’ moments on ESPN. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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peddling

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Maybe do some research rather than peddling lies like the s*n.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Teachers union rivals accused of peddling 'lies' about NY school choice plan.

— , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of peddling

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