coursing
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that courses.
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the sport of pursuing game with dogs that follow by sight rather than by scent.
noun
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hunting with hounds or dogs that follow their quarry by sight
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a sport in which hounds are matched against one another in pairs for the hunting of hares by sight
Etymology
Origin of coursing
Example Sentences
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But now Nvidia’s stock is hot again, rising 2.4% in Friday’s session and coursing toward its eighth session in a row of gains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
A month of record-shattering heat thawed the snow and sent runoff coursing into streams and rivers, leaving only minimal water in the mountains as the state heads into dry season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
And software stocks are taking a continued beating on Tuesday, with the iShares Expanded-Tech Software Sector ETF off 5.7% and coursing toward its worst daily drop since a 6.2% fall on April 4, 2025.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
You could feel the energy coursing through the room of well-spoken women, some wearing tightly wrapped headscarves, others in head-to-toe veils, and some -including Kabawat - bare-headed.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
The panic’s coursing out of him and into me, out of me and into him, and the words just fly out.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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