hunting

[huhn-ting]

noun

1. the act of a person, animal, or thing that hunts.

2. Electricity.,  the periodic oscillating of a rotating electromechanical system about a mean space position, as in a synchronous motor.

adjective

1. of, for, engaged in, or used while hunting.

   a hunting cap.

hunting

/ ˈhʌntɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the pursuit and killing or capture of game and wild animals, regarded as a sport

   2. ( as modifier )

      hunting boots

      hunting lodge

Other Word Forms

• antihunting noun
• nonhunting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunting¹

before 950; Middle English huntung (noun), Old English huntung ( e ). See hunt, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Bargain hunting is the name of the game.

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Discount retailers have been enjoying a wave of bargain hunting by shoppers — and not just those in the lower-income cohort who have been pressured by stubborn inflation and a softening labor market.

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Mostly that has meant pretending to be a Real American by riding horses, going hunting or driving around in a pick-up to prove they aren’t some effete city slicker.

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They were hunting for Tokyo Rose, the owner of a voice that sought to sap military morale by spreading propaganda through countless scratchy Allied radios.

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Josh said he recently received a government grant to pay for essential job hunting equipment, such as a mobile phone, boots and suitable clothing.

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Related Words

• angling 
• fishery 
• fishing 
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