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

  • (..) In tandem with a turely unfortunate body odor. there's a man conceled in the rafters above us. A CORSAC, Renouned for their infesible acrobatic abilities, And are notorious for their hunting... Us assassins So it's safe to presume your next client is here to kill you. Anything else? No..? First... (..)
    2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows