hawked
Cried one's wares
Hawked is the past tense of hawk, a verb with two distinct meanings.
One hawk means to sell goods aggressively or loudly in public, like a street vendor: He hawked newspapers on the corner for years.
The other hawk means to clear the throat noisily, often to bring up phlegm: She hawked and spat into the gutter.
Both uses suggest forceful, somewhat crude action.
Viscous airway secretion
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- throatNeck's inner passage
clearing · loogie · hack · saliva · gob · hock · sputum · bronchial
phlegm
Viscous airway secretion
throat · clearing · loogie · hack · saliva · gob · hock · sputum · bronchial · expectorate
vendor
One who sells goods
- sellTransfer for payment
- pitchFrequency of sound
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
peddle · tout · bazaar · stall · booth · marketplace · street · wares · haggle · bargain
falcon
Swift bird of prey
talons · prey · perch · glove · quarry · swoop · kestrel · goshawk · lure · hood
hawkedunderstated
Deliberately minimized in expression
whispered · downplayed · concealed · withheld · hoarded
- like a hawkWith keen observation
- watch like a hawkObserve with intense attention
- Atlanta HawksGeorgia-based NBA franchise
- watching like a hawkMonitoring with fierce attention
- watched like a hawkMonitored with intense vigilance
- watches like a hawkMonitors with intense attention