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

If you don’t know those names, you are probably not among the Indian retail investors pouring $3 billion a month into their Systematic Investment Plans, and hunting for big kills with flashy new-economy profiles.

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Earlier this week, Target said its comparable sales in the most recent quarter fell 2.7%, in part because customers are hunting for value and prioritizing nondiscretionary spending.

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Would he really abandon Ole Miss on the eve of the College Football Playoff for Florida or Louisiana State, fellow SEC schools and established national powers hunting for head coaches?

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“I see you hunting. You’re trying to think about how best to take me down.”

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“Hate and fear, mixed. It smells like . . . hunting.”

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Related Words

• angling 
• fishery 
• fishing 
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