hunting

American  

[huhn-ting] / ˈhʌn tɪŋ /

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.

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adjective

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

   a hunting cap.

hunting British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• antihunting
  noun
• nonhunting
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hunting

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

Example Sentences

The league leaders were in trouble - hunting and pressing wasn't enough, not when it was all done with an element of panic and fury.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

“There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill,” wrote Golding, “and there was the world of longing and baffled common sense.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The actress also revealed in a 2023 interview with People that she had purchased a former hunting cabin on Lake Travis, which she described as the family’s “hippie getaway.”

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The book ends with Fagan questioning the appeal of hunting across the millennia and sidestepping an answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The hunting horn was slung at his hip.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

• angling
• fishery
• fishing
• shooting