Standard Lemma guide

hawking

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːkɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈhɔkɪŋ/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈhɑkɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AO1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hawkins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Action of the verb to hawk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of hawk

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of selling goods for a living

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vending, peddling, vendition

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: selling, merchandising, marketing

5

noun

Meaning 5

English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Stephen Hawking, Stephen William Hawking

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physicist

History

Etymology

Variant of Hawkin

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 霍金 (fok3 gam1) — surname
  • Chinese Mandarin: 霍金 (Huòjīn) — surname
  • Czech: Hawking — surname
  • Hebrew: הוקינג — surname
  • Russian: Хокинг (Xoking) — surname
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馴鷹 /驯鹰 — falconry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 驯鹰 (xùnyīng) — falconry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鷹獵 /鹰猎 — falconry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹰猎 (yīngliè) — falconry
  • Japanese: 鷹狩り (takakari) — falconry
  • Spanish: cetrería — falconry
  • Telugu: డేగాట (ḍēgāṭa) — falconry