coursing

American  

[kawr-sing, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sɪŋ, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that courses.

2. the sport of pursuing game with dogs that follow by sight rather than by scent.

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coursing British  

/ ˈkɔːsɪŋ /

noun

1. hunting with hounds or dogs that follow their quarry by sight

2. a sport in which hounds are matched against one another in pairs for the hunting of hares by sight

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Etymology

Origin of coursing

First recorded in 1530–40; course + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Cook, who built Apple into a colossus with influence coursing through geopolitics, pop culture and the daily lives of billions of people, said he would step down as chief executive on Sept. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Shares of PayPal were up 6.5% in afternoon action and coursing toward their largest one-day gain since April, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

You could feel the energy coursing through the room of well-spoken women, some wearing tightly wrapped headscarves, others in head-to-toe veils, and some -including Kabawat - bare-headed.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

I disliked Anton’s comment about how Ali could have been “twice” her size, but chalked it up to nerves and adrenaline that I imagine would be coursing through him in that moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Something struck hard in Ekon’s chest, coursing through him like an invisible current of energy as the words sank in.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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