hunting

1. 1.

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

   Synonymshunt

   Broaderoutdoor sportblood sport

   Narrowerbattuebeaglingcoursingdeer huntingduckingfox huntingpigsticking
2. 2.

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

   Synonymssearchhunt

   Broaderactivity

   Narrowerexplorationforagingfrisklookingmanhuntquestransackingscouringshakedown
3. 3.

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

   Synonymshunt

   Broaderlabor

   Narrowercanned huntstalkbirdnestingpredation

Other forms of hunting

plural

huntings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hunting

What does hunting mean?

hunting means "the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hunting?

hunting has 2 syllables: hun-ting. The stress falls on "hun". In IPA it is /ˈhʌntɪŋ/.

What is another word for hunting?

Close synonyms include hunt, search, hunt, hunt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hunting a common word?

hunting is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.