Definitions for hunting
ˈhʌn tɪŋhunt·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hunt, hunting(noun)

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

2. search, hunt, hunting(noun)

   the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

3. hunt, hunting(noun)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hunting(Noun)

   Chasing and killing animals for sport or to get food.

2. hunting(Noun)

   Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.

   After I finish house hunting I'll have to go job hunting as well.

3. hunting(Noun)

   Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hunting

   of Hunt

2. Hunting(noun)

   the pursuit of game or of wild animals

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1. Hunting

   Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living organism, usually wildlife or feral animals, by humans for food, recreation, or trade. Animals may also hunt other animal species, but this is usually called predation. In present-day use, lawful hunting is distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law. The species that are hunted are referred to as game and are usually mammals and migratory or non-migratory gamebirds. Hunting can also involve the elimination of vermin, as a means of pest control to prevent diseases caused by overpopulation. Hunting advocates state that hunting can be a necessary component of modern wildlife management, for example, to help maintain a population of healthy animals within an environment's ecological carrying capacity when natural checks such as predators are absent. In the United States, wildlife managers are frequently part of hunting regulatory and licensing bodies, where they help to set rules on the number, manner and conditions in which game may be hunted. The pursuit, capture and release, or capture for food of fish is called fishing, which is not commonly categorised as a form of hunting. Trapping is also usually considered a separate activity. It is also not considered hunting to pursue animals without intent to kill them, as in wildlife photography or birdwatching. The practice of foraging or gathering materials from plants and mushrooms is also considered separate.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hunting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3267

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hunting' in Nouns Frequency: #1996

How to pronounce hunting?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say hunting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hunting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hunting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hunting in a Sentence

1. Corey Knowlton:

   So this is just like hunting a couch? Give me a break, this isn't easy. It's brutal.

2. Noriko Miyoshi:

   The pace looks too fast. Investors across the world rushed to take part in the game of yield hunting.

3. Charles Jonga:

   The money goes to various communities that have wildlife in their areas, so we ask the question to those who want to stop animal hunting whether they have given any thoughts as to what will happen to the wildlife after people stop realizing economic benefits from it.

4. Donald White:

   Everyone is a keyboard hero these days. 75 percent of people would've said nothing at all and left the elk. Or they would've took it home. And the conservation would never knew, when I put my post up on Facebook yes I was a excited Dad. And also I wanted to make people aware that there is elk in northern Missouri. Donald White said his daughter has faced social media bullying since the incident. (Donald White) There’s no hunting season for elk in Missouri. The state’s conservation department reintroduced the animal at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in 2011 and is currently growing a herd. However, the elk Wilson shot was about 200 miles away from the herd, Springfield News-Leader reported. There are no reports of elk in this area. It was kind of a surprise to us. There was no evidence of any ear tags or collars on this one.

5. Carolina Pina:

   For us hunting wasn't a sport. It was a way to be intimate with nature

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