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- [hawk]
- /hɔk/
- /hɔːk/
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- [hawk]
- /hɔk/
Definitions of hawked word
- noun hawked a noisy effort to clear the throat. 1
- verb without object hawked to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily. 1
- verb with object hawked to raise by noisily clearing the throat: to hawk phlegm up. 1
- noun hawked Simple past tense and past participle of hawk. 1
- adjective hawked Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked. 0
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Origin of hawked
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hauk(e), Old English hafoc; cognate with Old Frisian havek, Old Saxon habuc Old High German habuh, Old Norse haukr hawk, perhaps Polish kobuz kind of falcon
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Parts of speech for Hawked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hawked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hawked
verb hawked
- whoop — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- bark — When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
- vomit — to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
- choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
Antonyms for hawked
verb hawked
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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