hunting

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see also: Hunting

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhʌntɪŋ/

Noun

hunting

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.
   • 1797, Encyclopædia Britannica

     His pictures of huntings are particularly admired: the figures and animals of every species being designed with uncommon spirit, nature, and truth.

2. Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
3. (engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
4. (telephony) The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.

Related terms

• cynegetic

Translations

• French: chasse, vènerie
• German: Jagd
• Italian: caccia
• Portuguese: caça
• Russian: охо́та
• Spanish: caza, cacería, cinegética

Translations

• French: chasse
• Italian: caccia
• Russian: поиск
• Spanish: caza

Verb

1. present participle of hunt#English|hunt

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Hunting

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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