hunting
Meaning
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- The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
- Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
- Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
- The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
Synonyms
oscillating movement
game hunting
go fishing
vibra
torch-fishing
trained for hunting
oscillating motion
vibratory motion
irregular oscillation
vibratory movement
jarring motion
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhʌntɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.
New
hunt
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- To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- To try to find something; search (for).
- To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- To shift up and down in order regularly.
- To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
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