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

  • (..) Now, Will, when a pirate's marooned, he's a given a pistol with a single shot. One shot. Well, that won't do much good hunting or to be rescued. But after three weeks of a starving belly and thirst, that pistol will start to look real friendly. But Jack escaped the island, and (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • (..) MAN #: Look lively, men! Whoa! Right where I left you. Not where I left you. You're the one they're hunting. The pirate. You seem familiar. Have I threatened you before? I make a point of avoiding familiarity with pirates. (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl