hunting
[ huhn-ting ]
/ ˈhʌn tɪŋ /
noun
the act of a person, animal, or thing that hunts.
Electricity.
the periodic oscillating of a rotating electromechanical system about a mean space position, as in a synchronous motor.
adjective
of, for, engaged in, or used while hunting: a hunting cap.
Origin of hunting
OTHER WORDS FROM hunting
an·ti·hunt·ing, noun, adjective non·hunt·ing, adjectiveWords nearby hunting
Definition for hunting (2 of 2)
hunt
[ huhnt ]
/ hʌnt /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of hunt
before 1000; (v.) Middle English
hunten, Old English
huntian, derivative of
hunta hunter, akin to
hentan to pursue; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM hunt
Example sentences from the Web for hunting
British Dictionary definitions for hunting (1 of 3)
hunting
/ (ˈhʌntɪŋ) /
noun
- the pursuit and killing or capture of game and wild animals, regarded as a sport
- (as modifier)hunting boots; hunting lodge
British Dictionary definitions for hunting (2 of 3)
hunt
/ (hʌnt) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of hunt
huntedly, adverbWord Origin for hunt
Old English
huntian; related to Old English
hentan, Old Norse
henda to grasp
British Dictionary definitions for hunting (3 of 3)
Hunt
/ (hʌnt) /
noun
Henry, known as Orator Hunt . 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819)
(William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848)
James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 1976
(Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953)
(James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley
Idioms and Phrases with hunting
hunt
see happy hunting ground; high and low, (hunt); run with (the hare, hunt with the hounds).