What does "hunting" mean?
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
Hunting
/ˈhʌntɪŋ/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
- Grammar: hunting is listed as name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: hunt, search, analog process, angling.
- Useful contrasts: avoid, avoiding, cease.
- Usage evidence: The king went hunting this morning.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc. countable, uncountable
"His pictures of huntings are particularly admired: the figures and animals of every species being designed with uncommon spirit, nature, and truth."
- 2 the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport wordnet
- 3 The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat. countable, uncountable
- 4 the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts wordnet
- 5 Fluctuation or oscillation that does not stabilize. countable, uncountable
"Bogie hunting is not caused by some sort of periodic disturbance but by dynamic instability; the oscillatory system is not the bogies alone but the complete assembly of bogie-plus-body; and variations in track rigidity do not affect the nature of the motion, only its intensity."
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- 6 the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone wordnet
- 7 The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of hunt form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The king went hunting this morning."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "hunting"?
Common synonyms include: hunt, search, analog process, angling, behavior pattern, bingo.
How do you use "hunting" in a sentence?
The king went hunting this morning.
How do you pronounce "hunting"?
Pronounced /ˈhʌntɪŋ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English huntynge, alteration of earlier Middle English huntinde, huntende, huntand, present participle of hunten (“to hunt”), equivalent to hunt + -ing.