Home › Words › H › hawkinghawking/ˈhɔːkɪŋ/hawking means an English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hawkins.hawking is pronounced /ˈhɔːkɪŋ/.EtymologyVariant of HawkinnameAn English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hawkins.nounAction of the verb to hawk.e.g.“Boats shuttled to and fro, and the hawkings and peddlings of all sorts of wares helped to create an amazing scene of activity and prosperity.” — 1982, Chinese Literature:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hawing 69% match — The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech. vs hawking →hawkling 67% match — A small, young, or immature hawk. vs hawking →hawked 66% match — Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked. vs hawking →hucking 63% match — The action of to huck; The practice of making big jumps (off precipices). vs hawking →higgle 63% match — To hawk or peddle provisions. vs hawking →huckstering 62% match — The behavior of a huckster. vs hawking →hawker 61% match — A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods. vs hawking →hucksterize 60% match — To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner. vs hawking →