The meaning of Hunted
Hunted – definition
adjectiveBeing pursued or searched for.
Usage examples:
They ran like hunted hares
verbPursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.
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In the autumn they hunted deerverbSearch determinedly for someone or something.
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He desperately hunted for a new jobverb(of a device or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state.
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On weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting mannerverb(in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.
adjectiveLooking frightened and worried
Usage examples:
Hunted look carla always has such a hunted look.
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Word origin
Old English huntian, of Germanic origin. Sense 4 dates from the late 17th century, and is probably based on the idea of the bells pursuing one another; it gave rise to the sense ‘oscillate ab
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