hawking

Meanings

• verb

  The act of selling goods or services door to door or in a public place, often by calling out or shouting.

  - "He makes a living by hawking fruits in the market."
  - "The street vendors were hawking their wares to passing tourists."

• noun

  The cry or call made by a hawker to attract customers.

  - "The hawking of the vendor attracted a large crowd."
  - "The sound of the hawker's call echoed through the marketplace."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hawking
awkward , bawkward , cawkward , hawkward

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Variants

List of all variants of hawking that leads to same result
Hawking , Stephen Hawking , Stephen William Hawking , hawk , hawked , hawking , hawks

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Etymology

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From Middle English hawken, hauken, to cry out, call, probably imitative.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'hawking' is also used in the context of bird watching, where it refers to the act of following a bird of prey, such as a hawk, in order to observe it.

2. In medieval Europe, hawkers were often itinerant vendors who traveled from place to place selling their goods.

3. The use of hawking as a means of selling goods has declined in many parts of the world due to the rise of modern retail and e-commerce.

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Related Concepts

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1. peddling: A synonym for hawking, referring to the act of selling goods or services from place to place, usually by traveling on foot.

2. vend: To sell, especially in a public place or at a market; to dispose of by dealing or trading.

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Culture

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Hawking has a rich cultural significance in various communities, particularly in the context of street markets and traditional commerce.

How to Memorize "hawking"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a street market filled with vendors hawking their goods and calling out to customers.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hawking' with the image of a street vendor selling fruits or vegetables.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Hawkers sell goods, hawking all day long.'

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