hunting
//ˈhʌntɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- huntings
Definitions
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.
- His pictures of huntings are particularly admired: the figures and animals of every species being designed with uncommon spirit, nature, and truth.
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.
1.present participle and gerund of hunt
- 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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3344
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English hunting
From Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.