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

  • (..) tonight. Dumbledore gave us a job to do. Did he now... Nice job? Easy? We've been hunting Horcruxes. And we think the last one's inside the castle. But we'll need your help getting in. Which job my brother has given you no, it's a suicide mission. (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • (..) Now! He knows. You-Know-Who. He knows we broke into Gringotts. He knows what we took, and he knows we're hunting Horcruxes. - How is it you know? - I saw him. You let him in? Harry, you can't do that! Hermione, I can't always help it! (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2