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howking

howking is the present participle and gerund of howk.

Meaning of howk

Verb

howk (third-person singular simple present howks, present participle howking, simple past and past participle howked)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To disturb by digging.
    • But Tom […] he pecked and howked the poor water-things about sadly, till they were all afraid of him, and got out of his way, or crept into their shells; so he had no one to speak to or play with.1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby

Questions about howking

What is howking the present participle and gerund of?
Howking is the present participle and gerund of howk.

Words near howking in the dictionary

  1. howja
  2. howk
  3. howked
  4. howker
  5. howkers
  6. howking
  7. Howkins
  8. howks
  9. howl
  10. howl at the moon
  11. howl down

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