hawking
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈhɔːkɪŋ/
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venta ambulante
- Many even went from kraal to kraal hawking tobacco, mealies, mats, paraffin, skin hides, chickens, and eggs.
Examples
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But I have to say that hawking goods with all my shit hanging out isn't my thing.
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And therefore what you're Hawking, what you're selling has value.
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And everywhere you look, people are Hawking spooky Halloween swag.
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At the market, several vendors were hawking their handmade crafts to passersby.
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You often find street performers hawking snacks and drinks during festivals.
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The enthusiastic seller was hawking fresh fruits while calling out to attract customers.
Synonyms
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2.7
Selling things in public places, often from stalls or machines
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1.0
Exchanging goods or services for money
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5.6
Selling goods by going from place to place, often on the street
Place where people sell goods in a market or on the street
Selling things as a business
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
Skill in catching the ball from opponents during a game, especially in football or basketball
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hawking comes from older English forms like hawker, a seller who called out in the street to get attention. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a loud bird, the hawk, calling for attention, so hawking is 'selling goods in public' by calling to attract customers.