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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Welsh forces recently formed Operation Galileo Cymru, working with farming unions and other agencies to share intelligence and coordinate action on hare coursing and associated rural crimes.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A scene after the cup final last year, captured on video obtained by the BBC, shows how hare coursing involves serious money.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
That would be the fastest rate of growth since the fourth quarter of 2021, when COVID-era stimulus was still coursing through the economy, according to FactSet’s John Butters.
From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026
It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Tears coursing from beneath his closed eyes, down his unshaven face.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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