English Explanatory Dictionary

hunting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
  2. The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
  3. Fluctuation or oscillation that does not stabilize.
  4. The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hunt
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌntɪŋ/ en-us-hunting.ogg

Word forms

hunting huntings

Etymology

From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.

Related words

cynegetic

Derived words

antihunting asteroid-hunting bowhunting bow hunting canned hunting coolhunting fortune hunting fox hunting ghosthunting go hunting where the ducks are happy hunting ground house-hunting hunting boomerang hunting box hunting cap hunting cat hunting cog hunting crop hunting-crop hunting dog hunting ground hunting-horn hunting horn hunting jacket hunting knife hunting leopard hunting lodge hunting parson hunting pink hunting pressure hunting reaction hunting response hunting spider hunting sword Huntingtown hunting whip jack-hunting job hunting job-hunting manhunting minehunting mug-hunting night hunting nonhunting overhunting painted hunting dog paper hunting persistence hunting pixel-hunting pixel hunting planet-hunting pothunting preferment-hunting prehunting scalphunting trophy hunting tuft-hunting tufthunting unicorn hunting witch-hunting

Translations

Khiamniungan Naga: vēukūap
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