'Hawking' definitions:
Definition of 'Hawking'
(from WordNet)
noun
English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn: Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Stephen William Hawking]
noun
Definition of 'Hawking'
From: GCIDE
- Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawked (h[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Hawking.]
- 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. [1913 Webster]
- A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- A falcon, towering in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hawking'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blurred,
- breathy,
- chase,
- chevy,
- chivy,
- choked,
- choking,
- consumer preference study,
- consumer research,
- consumer survey,
- coursing,
- croaking,
- cynegetics,
- direct-mail selling,
- drawling,
- drawly,
- dysphonic,
- falconry,
- fox hunting,
- gunning,
- guttural,
- hard sell,
- harsh,
- high-pressure salesmanship,
- hoarse,
- huckstering,
- hunt,
- hunting,
- inarticulate,
- indistinct,
- jobbing,
- lisping,
- low-pressure salesmanship,
- mail-order selling,
- market research,
- marketing,
- marketing research,
- merchandising,
- mispronounced,
- muzzy,
- nasal,
- peddling,
- promotion,
- quavering,
- retailing,
- sales campaign,
- sales promotion,
- salesmanship,
- selling,
- sellout,
- shaking,
- shaky,
- shikar,
- shooting,
- snuffling,
- soft sell,
- sport,
- sporting,
- stalking,
- stifled,
- still hunt,
- strangled,
- thick,
- throaty,
- tremulous,
- twangy,
- velar,
- venery,
- wholesaling
Words containing 'Hawking'
- Hawk,
- Hawked,
- Bee hawk,
- Black Hawk,
- Duck hawk,
- Eagle hawk,
- Fish Hawk,
- Gnat hawk,
- Harrier hawk,
- Hawk Cove,
- Hawk Point,
- Hawk Springs,
- Hawk boy,
- Hawk eagle,
- Hawk fly,
- Hawk moth,
- Hawk owl,
- Hawk's bill,
- Hen hawk,
- Kitty Hawk,
- Marsh hawk,
- Moor hawk,
- Mosquito hawk,
- Mouse hawk,
- Night hawk,
- Passage hawk,
- Pigeon hawk,
- Prairie hawk,
- Quail hawk,
- Screech hawk,
- Sea hawk,
- Singing hawk,
- Snipe hawk,
- Sparrow hawk,
- Squirrel hawk,
- Stone hawk,
- Vanner hawk,
- White hawk,
- ball hawk,
- ball hawking,
- chicken hawk,
- cooper's hawk,
- dove hawk,
- game hawk,
- hawk eyed,
- hawk nose,
- hawk swallow,
- mosquito hawks,
- peregrine hawk,
- skeeter hawk,
- stand hawk,
- stannel hawk,
- stephen hawking,
- war hawk,
- whistling hawk,
- Black Hawk County,
- Black Hawk, CO,
- Black Hawk, IA,
- Fish Hawk, FL,
- Hawk Cove, TX,
- Hawk Point, MO,
- Hawk Springs, WY,
- Hawk-eyed,
- Hover-hawk,
- Kitty Hawk, NC,
- Winkle-hawk,
- ball-hawking,
- hawk's-beard,
- hawk's-beards,
- stephen william hawking,
- tomato hawk moth,
- Black Hawk County, IA,
- Man-of-war hawk,
- Red-tailed hawk,
- Swallow-tailed hawk,
- great-footed hawk,
- red-shouldered hawk,
- rough-legged hawk