Definition

1. Noun:
   • The activity or sport of pursuing and killing or capturing wild animals: This is the most common meaning, referring to the practice of tracking and taking game animals, often for food, sport, or population control.
   • The act of searching thoroughly for something or someone: This meaning extends the concept of pursuit to a diligent and systematic search for an object, person, or piece of information.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Deer hunting is a popular autumn activity in many regions.
  • The hunting of whales is regulated by international agreements.
  • He is on the hunting for a new apartment in the city center.
  • The detective's careful hunting for clues eventually solved the case.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in hunting of": to be actively searching for something.
  • The company is in hunting of a new CEO.
• "to go hunting": to participate in the activity of pursuing wild animals.
  • They go hunting every weekend during the season.

Variants and Related Words

• Hunter (n): a person or animal that hunts.
  • The lion is an apex hunter.
• Hunt (v/n): the verb form and a synonym for the noun "hunting".
  • They hunt for trophies. / The hunt was successful.

Synonyms

• Pursuit: the action of following or chasing someone or something.
• Search: an attempt to find something by looking or seeking carefully and thoroughly.
• Stalking: pursuing or approaching prey stealthily.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Hunt down: to search for and find someone or something, especially after a long or difficult effort.
  • The police vowed to hunt down the criminals.
• Hunt for: to try to find something by searching carefully.
  • She hunted for her keys in her bag.

Related Idioms

• Hunting ground: a place where hunting is done or where something is sought; figuratively, a place rich in opportunities.
  • The library was his hunting ground for rare books.
• To be on the hunt (for): to be actively looking for something.
  • Investors are constantly on the hunt for the next big startup.

Noun

1. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
2. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
3. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport