The difference between Hawk and Hawking
When used as nouns, hawk means a diurnal predatory bird of the family accipitridae, smaller than an eagle, whereas hawking means action of the verb to hawk.
Hawk is also verb with the meaning: to hunt with a hawk.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hawk and Hawking
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Hawk as a noun:
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
Examples:
"It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world."
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Hawk as a noun:
Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon
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Hawk as a noun (politics):
An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions; a warmonger.
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Hawk as a noun (game theory):
An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.
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Hawk as a verb (transitive):
To hunt with a hawk.
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Hawk as a verb (intransitive):
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
Examples:
" to hawk at flies"
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Hawk as a noun:
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.
Examples:
"synonyms: mortarboard"
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Hawk as a verb (transitive):
To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
Examples:
"The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square."
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Hawk as a noun:
A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
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Hawk as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To cough up something from one's throat.
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Hawk as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
Examples:
"Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco."
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Hawking as a verb:
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Hawking as a noun:
Action of the verb to hawk.