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

  • (..) (We talked about all this!) Estoy segura de que ella regresará muy devoto. (I'm sure that she'll come back very devoted.) Muy devoto. Oh, he took her hunting kudu, but she'll be back to him. The sound of hyenas in your ears at night when you're trying to sleep in a tent just drives you crazy. (..)
    2011 Midnight in Paris