1. to dig or root out; to excavate or burrow
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect
2. to search or rummage through something
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect

1. the act of digging, excavating, or rummaging
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect

Examples

• The dog was howking in the garden, trying to bury its bone.
• She spent the afternoon howking through old boxes in the attic.
• The badger's howking had created several large holes in the hillside.
• He was howking around in the shed looking for his tools.
• The children enjoyed howking in the sand at the beach.