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

  • (..) They are the Nazgl. Ringwraiths. Neither living nor dead. At all times they feel... ... the presence of the Ring... ...drawn to the power of the One. They will never stop hunting you. -Where are you taking us? -into the Wild. How do we know this Strider is a friend of Gandalf? (..)
    2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring