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- [huhn-ting]
- /ˈhʌn tɪŋ/
- /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
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- [huhn-ting]
- /ˈhʌn tɪŋ/
Definitions of hunting word
- noun hunting an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals. 1
- noun hunting a search; a seeking or endeavor to find. 1
- noun hunting a pursuit. 1
- noun hunting a group of persons associated for the purpose of hunting; an association of hunters. 1
- noun hunting an area hunted over. 1
- noun hunting Change Ringing. a regularly varying order of permutations in the ringing of a group of from five to twelve bells. 1
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Origin of hunting
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English huntung (noun), Old English huntung(e). See hunt, -ing1, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Hunting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hunting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hunting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hunting
noun hunting
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- sporting — of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing.
- fishery — a place where fish are bred; fish hatchery.
- angling — Angling is the activity or sport of fishing with a fishing rod.
- fishing — the act of catching fish.
adjective hunting
- vulturous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
- seeking — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- predatory — Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- vulturine — of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
- trailing — to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
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