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
The vibrant Chowrasta Market isn’t far either, hawking favourites from Penang’s diverse cultures, from roti canai to bowls of syrupy chendul.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Remember flipping through your cable channels and suddenly becoming entranced by someone hawking must-have knives or jewelry on QVC?
—Amanda Mull, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Anyone older than thirty seemed to be hawking the contents of their apartments on the streets.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Since entering the league in 2018 after the Dolphins drafted him, Fitzpatrick has been defined by his versatility in the secondary and ball-hawking style of play.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Besides Miller, Dante Vigil is another ball-hawking guard along with Nico Zenn-Dash.
—Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026
The Wolfpack used an up-tempo offense and ball-hawking defense to control the tempo against the Raptors.
—Butch Hart, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
And, online, the startups' advertisements hawking their wares often focus on hospitals and their periodic jousts with insurers.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Remember flipping through your cable channels and suddenly becoming entranced by someone hawking must-have knives or jewelry on QVC?
—Amanda Mull, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Anyone older than thirty seemed to be hawking the contents of their apartments on the streets.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Since entering the league in 2018 after the Dolphins drafted him, Fitzpatrick has been defined by his versatility in the secondary and ball-hawking style of play.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Besides Miller, Dante Vigil is another ball-hawking guard along with Nico Zenn-Dash.
—Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026
The Wolfpack used an up-tempo offense and ball-hawking defense to control the tempo against the Raptors.
—Butch Hart, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
And, online, the startups' advertisements hawking their wares often focus on hospitals and their periodic jousts with insurers.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawking
peddling
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Located in the heart of the Stockyards, Hotel Drover, an Autograph Collection hotel, is in prime position for soaking up the city’s Old West spirit in the form of cattle drives, honky-tonks, and historic shops peddling all manner of Western gear.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, Dunlap isn’t peddling get-rich-quick schemes.—
Maximilian Brichta,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hawking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawking. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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