'Hawking' definitions:

Definition of 'Hawking'

From: WordNet
noun
English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn: Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Stephen William Hawking]
noun
The act of selling goods for a living [syn: vending, peddling, hawking, vendition]

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]