hawking
Trained raptor sport
Hawking is the practice of hunting with trained birds of prey—falcons, hawks, or eagles—an ancient sport also called falconry.
Separately, hawking means selling goods aggressively, often by calling out in public: street vendors hawking their wares.
To hawk something is also to promote it insistently: politicians hawking their policies on talk shows.
As a bodily function, hawking is clearing the throat noisily to expel phlegm.
Swift bird of prey
- falconerRaptor trainer and hunter
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- perchResting spot for birds
jess · hood · lure · mews · gauntlet · quarry · stooping · casting
One who sells goods
- street sellerOutdoor retail merchant
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- cartVehicle for hauling
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
wares · goods · merchandise · costermonger · barrow · trinkets · souvenirs · bazaar
Energy propagation through space
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- singularityPoint where values explode
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
quantum mechanics · spacetime · entropy · theoretical physics · wheelchair · ALS · Cambridge · relativity
Show entrance promoter
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
- crierPublic announcement maker
- shoutingVocally projecting loudly
- toutingPublicly praising for gain
calling out · spiel · proclamation · announcement · megaphone · attention-grabbing · hollering · beckoning
falcon
Swift bird of prey
- falconerRaptor trainer and hunter
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
perch · jess · hood · lure · mews · gauntlet · quarry · stooping · casting · trained bird
vendor
One who sells goods
- street sellerOutdoor retail merchant
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- cartVehicle for hauling
stall · wares · goods · merchandise · costermonger · barrow · trinkets · souvenirs · bazaar · marketplace
radiation
Energy propagation through space
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- singularityPoint where values explode
event horizon · quantum mechanics · spacetime · entropy · theoretical physics · wheelchair · ALS · Cambridge · relativity
barker
Show entrance promoter
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
- crierPublic announcement maker
- shoutingVocally projecting loudly
touting · calling out · spiel · proclamation · announcement · megaphone · attention-grabbing · hollering · beckoning · advertising
- outdoor activitieshiking, kayak rental, biking, camping, camping trip
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- door-to-door salescanvassing, soliciting, solicitation, door knocking, direct sales
- historical activitiesjousting, archery, blacksmithing, falconry, feasting
- aristocratic pastimespolo, fox hunting, dressage, falconry, croquet
hawkingsoft sell
Non-aggressive sales technique
browsing · window shopping · taking orders · boutique shopping