hunting

Definition

  • noun: the activity or sport of chasing and killing wild animals
  • noun: the act of one that 'hunts'
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: hawking, analog process, angling

Examples

  • They retained a 'head-hunting' firm to fill the position of chief executive officer.

  • We 'went hunting' for bear. = We 'went' bear-'hunting'.

  • The law prohibits the 'hunting' of migratory birds.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) America... Ready for another lesson. In in Sand Creek, Colorado, The U.S. military waited until the friendly Cheyenne Braves had all gone hunting Waited to attack and slaughter the families left behind And claim their land hours ago, the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait was attacked. I did that. (..)
    2013 Iron Man 3