Definitions for hunting
ˈhʌn tɪŋhunt·ing

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

1. hunt, huntingnoun

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

2. search, hunt, huntingnoun

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

3. hunt, huntingnoun

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. huntingnoun

   Chasing and killing animals for sport or to get food.

2. huntingnoun

   Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.

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

3. huntingnoun

   Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.

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

1. Hunting

   of Hunt

2. Huntingnoun

   the pursuit of game or of wild animals

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Blood Sport
   • Labor
   • Outdoor Sport

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Bernie Sanders:

   There are weapons out there that have nothing to do with hunting and are designed to kill people and kill them quickly, and this is an issue that must be dealt with.

2. President Barack Obama:

   We stand in solidity with (the French people) in hunting down the perpetrators of this crime and bringing them to justice.

3. Johnny Rodrigues:

   They went hunting at night with a spotlight, and they spotted Cecil, they tied a dead animal to their vehicle to lure Cecil out of the park, and they scented an area about half a kilometer from the park.

4. Jill Snyder:

   They're not for hunting, they're not for home protection.

5. Chris Pratt:

   America’s exceptional armed forces have altered the course of the world for the better. From the Union Army defeating slave owning confederates, to the Greatest Generation and her Allies vanquishing the Nazis or our special operators hunting down the perpetrators of 9/11. We count the names of each fallen solider lest they be countless. They are the good guys. They run to the sound of gunfire. They know pain and suffering we never will.

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