The meaning of Hunting
ˈhʌn.tɪŋ
Hunting – definition
nounThe activity of hunting wild animals or game.
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They talked about going huntingnounThe activity of searching for something.
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House-huntingnounA simple system of changes in which bells move through the order in a regular progression.
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.
nounThe activity or sport of chasing or searching for wild animals or birds with the intention of killing or catching them
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My father and i both enjoy hunting., they spend their weekends house hunting., career counselors of…
nounChasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit
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Deer hunting, a hunting dog/rifle
nounIn britain, the chasing and killing of animals, especially foxes, for sport, using dogs and riding horses
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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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