Hunting - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhʌntɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word hunting
Brit.  |ˈhʌntɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word hunting
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to hunt

noun

- the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (syn: hunt)
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (syn: hunt, search)
- the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (syn: hunt)

Extra examples

His hobbies include hunting and fishing.

The law prohibits the hunting of migratory birds.

She likes to go hunting.

Job hunting should be approached as a job in itself.

The group visited the area during a hunting trip.

He shot two deer this hunting season.

Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing.

Cats possess a natural hunting instinct.

The wolf was hunting its prey.

Hunting dogs are trained to fetch.

The damage was caused by accidental discharge of a hunting rifle.

...a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country...

The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.

His attorney has been hunting for a loophole that would allow him to get out of the deal.

They depended on hunting and fishing for subsistence.

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