hawking

¹

[haw-king]

noun

1. the sport of hunting with hawks or other birds of prey; falconry.

Hawking

²

[haw-king]

noun

1. Stephen William, 1942–2018, English mathematician and theoretical physicist.

Hawking

¹

/ ˈhɔːkɪŋ /

noun

1. Stephen William. Born 1942, British physicist. Stricken with a progressive nervous disease since the 1960s, he has nevertheless been a leader in cosmological theory. His publications intended for a wide audience include A Brief History of Time (1987) and The Grand Design (2010)

ˈhawking

²

/ ˈhɔːkɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for falconry

Hawking

1. British physicist noted for his study of black holes and the origin of the universe, especially the big bang theory. His work has provided much of the mathematical basis for scientific explanations of the physical properties of black holes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hawking¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; hawk ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Outside many of the larger offices in poorer areas, a bustling ecosystem thrives with vendors hawking goods and services to those in line.

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A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighborhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters.

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Asian hornets display predatory behaviour, including hawking in which they hover near hives.

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You’ve probably seen it on websites or labels from businesses hawking supplements or treatments that have no known grounding in science.

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The offer came not from a casting director, but a man hawking free cellphones.

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