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• present participle of hunt.

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

See Examples For:

hunting

Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that operates the nest livestream, has long argued that the roughly 63-acre parcel is a critical hunting ground for the local eagles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

I know apartment hunting can be overwhelming, especially when you’re doing it from a different city, and hiring a broker might seem like a convenience that’s well worth the cost.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Tasked with hunting for software vulnerabilities and given no guardrails, the models broke out onto the open internet and attacked Hugging Face, a site where developers store and share code.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The gun fired, Dixon dropped the chain and Peterhouse surged forward to VanderMeer’s beat, hunting down St John’s halfway through the 1.4-mile course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Theo accidentally shot himself in the buttocks on a hunting trip with his father and he never even left the country.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Related Words

• angling
• fishery
• fishing
• shooting