hunting
[noun]
Synonyms: chase, venery

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Related Words: angling, coursing, falconry, fishing, gunning, hawking, shooting

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hunt‧ing /ˈhʌntɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]

1. chasing and killing animals for food or sport

2. in Britain, the sport of hunting foxes Synonym : foxhunting

3. job-hunting/house-hunting/flat-hunting the activity of looking for a job, house, or flat

4. go hunting to hunt for animals, especially as a sport
—hunting adjective:
a hunting rifle

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hunting
noun
I. chasing wild animals
ADJ. big-game, deer, fox (also fox-hunting), etc. He was killed by a lion while big-game hunting in Africa.
commercial commercial hunting of minke whales
VERB + HUNTING go Local people go hunting in the woods.
ban Should fox-hunting be banned?
HUNTING + NOUN knife, rifle | ground These waters are a hunting ground for sharks.
lodge The king built a large hunting lodge in the mountains.
trip | season

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hunting
II. trying to find sth
ADJ. bargain, house, job, treasure Archaeologists have called for a ban on treasure hunting in the region.
VERB + HUNTING go We went bargain hunting at the antique market.
HUNTING + NOUN ground (figurative) Crowded markets are a happy hunting ground for pickpockets.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hunting
ˈhʌntɪŋ
See: happy hunting ground

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲