Synonyms of hawking

hawking

verb

present participle of hawk

as in peddling

to sell from place to place usually in small quantities

a determined bootstrapper who went from hawking newspapers on the street corner to running a media empire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peddling
• distributing
• retailing
• wholesaling
• marketing
• vending
• dealing (in)
• merchandising
• trading (in)
• hustling
• high-pressuring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hawking

That’s part of a black-market advertising bonanza on the social media site, where sellers are now hawking fake GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and experimental Chinese peptides alongside knockoff luxury handbags and sneakers. — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Vendors weave through the packed crowd hawking cans of beer, hard seltzer and jalapeño-tequila and cherry vodka Jell-O shots, served in plastic syringes. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, those hawking self-help books and products and seminars keep making money. — Evelyn Skye, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … RULES FOR THEE — Democrat pocketed six figures hawking health products after vowing not to. — FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Shopbop is hawking a few of its more summery styles, like this ceramic plate from Carolina K with traditional Mexican design influences. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026

Farage has many sources of income other than a lawmaker’s salary, including hawking gold bullion, hosting a TV current affairs show, public speaking and recording personal video messages on the Cameo platform. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

There were no vendors hawking bootleg royal-wedding merch, no screaming lines of fans, not even that many impromptu sing-alongs (some were solicited by journalists looking for content). — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 6 July 2026