coursing
the act of a person or thing that courses.
the sport of pursuing game with dogs that follow by sight rather than by scent.
Origin of coursing
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How to use coursing in a sentence
coursing beneath the polished surface of the love poems is something deep, dark, and defiant.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun | Katie Baker | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was clear that some information had been received and that it was now coursing through the crowd.
Her support for the Countryside Alliance did see her plead guilty to attending a hare coursing event in 2007.
The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’ | The Telegraph | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA simple chart on mortgage activity shows how rising rates are coursing through the economy.
Rising interest rates spur drop in mortgage financing activity | Edward Ferguson | July 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe felt for her pulse on her neck and arm, but her blood had stopped coursing.
Oliver looked up at the windows, with tears of happy expectation coursing down his face.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensPeter persisted, his hot breath against her cheek, his blood coursing through his veins in red-hot passion.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh"I just can't stand it for another minute, Bunny," she faltered, real tears coursing down her cheeks.
Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick BangsThe latter looked immovably at the little girl, while tears were coursing down her cheeks.
Maezli | Johanna Spyri"They've done it just to irritate me as I'm starting off on my world's tour," he muttered, coursing round the table.
The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for coursing
/ (ˈkɔːsɪŋ) /
hunting with hounds or dogs that follow their quarry by sight
a sport in which hounds are matched against one another in pairs for the hunting of hares by sight
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