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hunting

hun·ting

UK/ˈhʌntɪŋ/ US/ˈhʌntɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

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2.
3.

the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

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Origin

From Middle English huntynge, alteration of earlier Middle English huntinde, huntende, huntand, present participle of hunten (“to hunt”), equivalent to hunt + -ing.

Phrases

  • bow hunting
  • canned hunting
  • fortune hunting
  • fox hunting
  • go hunting where the ducks are
  • happy hunting ground
  • hunting boomerang
  • hunting box

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