hunting en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1797, Encyclopædia Britannica:a hunting rifle with a high-powered scope
- (countable, uncountable) The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
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(countable, uncountable) Fluctuation or oscillation that does not stabilize.
Bogie hunting is not caused by some sort of periodic disturbance but by dynamic instability; the oscillatory system is not the bogies alone but the complete assembly of bogie-plus-body; and variations in track rigidity do not affect the nature of the motion, only its intensity.
1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 136:
- (countable, uncountable) The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| huntings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
polar bear hunting · fortune hunting · hunting pressure · pixel-hunting · Huntingtown · tufthunting · hunting knife · asteroid-hunting · trophy hunting · scalphunting · hunting whip · coolhunting · hunting ground · hunting dog · hunting jacket · hunting pink · house-hunting · minehunting · witch-hunting · hunting parson · manhunting · hunting cog · fox hunting · planet-hunting · nonhunting · persistence hunting · hunting response · bowhunting · hunting sword · hunting leopard · prehunting · hunting crop · preferment-hunting · hunting boomerang · ghosthunting · hunting lodge · night hunting · hunting-crop · unicorn hunting · mug-hunting · hunting cap · happy hunting ground · overhunting · painted hunting dog · hunting cat · job-hunting · pothunting · hunting spider · pixel hunting · paper hunting · hunting-horn · tuft-hunting · hunting box · hunting reaction · hunting horn · job hunting · antihunting · jack-hunting · go hunting where the ducks are · bow hunting · canned hunting
Descendants
헌팅 (flirting with strangers, pickup)
Relateds
Translations (76)
gl caza (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · es caza (looking for something) · sv jakt (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ur شِکار (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ta வேட்டை (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · es montería (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · es cinegética (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · it caccia (looking for something) · ota قنص (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · he מצוד (looking for something) · sc catza (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · acw قَنص (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ca caça (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · pt caça (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ru по́иски (looking for something) · mi kimihanga (looking for something) · txb werke (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ba һунарсылыҡ (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ml വേട്ടയാടൽ (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · pl polowanie (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · he חיפוש (looking for something) · ru охо́та (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · grc κυνηγέσιον (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ja 狩猟 (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · es cacería (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · el κυνήγι (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ga lorgaireacht (looking for something) · arz صيد (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · cs lov (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · de Jagd (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · fr chasse (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ba һунар (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · la vēnātiō (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · av чанаве ине (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · el αναζήτηση (looking for something) · eo ĉasado (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · cmn 狩獵 /狩猎 (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · tr avlama (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · fi metsästys (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · es caza (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · uk полювання (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · sc càssa (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · sc zera (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · fi pyynti (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ko 사냥 (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · skd halki (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ro vânătoare (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · mi whakangaunga (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · es búsqueda (looking for something) · sw uwindo (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ga seilg (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · mk лов (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · fr vènerie (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · mi rapurapunga (looking for something) · de Aalen (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · kk аңшылық (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · he ציד (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · fr chasse (looking for something) · sdc catza (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · grc θηρευτική (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · otk 𐰉 (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ar صَيْد (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · bg лов (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · hi आखेट (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · acw صيد (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · grc εὔθηρος (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · el θήρα (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ang huntoþ (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · mi rapunga (looking for something) · it caccia (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · ga fiach (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · es cazata (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · kix vēukūap (hunting birds) · ga sealgaireacht (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · hy որս (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts) · el άγρα (looking for something)