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

“Already found me one that pays people to write reviews about hunting equipment,” he looks up and makes eye contact when he begins to talk about writing.

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However, unrestrained hunting, habitat loss and predation by the invasive mongoose left fewer than 30 in the wild by 1952.

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“I would not be a state senator today had it not been for that woman,” said Hulse, who grew up on a hunting ranch, far from the corridors of power.

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Maritime traffic, mining and oil extraction, industrial fishing and hunting are among other risks to the species.

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On Thursday, Mr De Wet told Polokwane High Court that he and Mr Olivier, 60, armed themselves with hunting rifles and waited for trespassers to enter the farm on the night of 17 August 2024.

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• angling 
• fishery 
• fishing 
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