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Rarehawked
The correct spelling is hawked.
How to pronounce hawked
verb
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The correct spelling is hawked. To hunt with a hawk. For example: "to hawk at flies"
Usage Examples
“to hawk at flies”
“The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square.”
“Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To hunt with a hawk.
- 2.To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
- 3.To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
- 4.To cough up something from one's throat.
- 5.To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
adjective
- 1.Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.
- 2.Spotted, streaked
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