hunt
verb (used with object)
to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
is hunting
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present progressiveof hunt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Root, of course, is hunting down Sachin Tendulkar's Test record of 15,921 runs and, going into the Pakistan series, is just 1,807 runs shy of becoming the best run-getter of all time.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Neatly groomed and driven by anger about the treatment of his Nasa minority, Gomez is hunting for votes in a rebel‑controlled region of Colombia's lawless southwest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Jordan Stolz is Team USA’s breakout star at these Olympics—the speedskating Wisconsin wunderkind who’s already won two gold medals and is hunting for more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Now Robyn is faced with becoming the very creature her father is hunting.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
Peeta must have figured out that everyone is hunting us by now.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
