1
: the act of one that hunts
specifically
: the pursuit of game
2
: the process of hunting
3
a
: a periodic variation in speed of a synchronous electrical machine
b
: a self-induced and undesirable oscillation of a variable above and below the desired value in an automatic control system
c
: a continuous attempt by an automatically controlled system to find a desired equilibrium condition
Examples of hunting in a Sentence
His hobbies include hunting and fishing.
The law prohibits the hunting of migratory birds.
She likes to go hunting.
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Mr. Kline also said that access to natural spaces was key to public support, as was revenue from tourism, recreation, hunting, fishing and agriculture.
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Andrew Mangum, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The company, founded in 2006 and once valued at $6 billion, popularized at-home DNA test kits and spurred a trend of ancestry hunting and amateur criminal investigations.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
This hunting and habitat destruction has significantly fragmented their population.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
After concerns regarding hunting and fishing were quelled, the redesignation effort gained popularity with the West Virginia congressional delegation and was incorporated into an omnibus bill in late 2020.
—Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Mangum, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The company, founded in 2006 and once valued at $6 billion, popularized at-home DNA test kits and spurred a trend of ancestry hunting and amateur criminal investigations.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
This hunting and habitat destruction has significantly fragmented their population.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
After concerns regarding hunting and fishing were quelled, the redesignation effort gained popularity with the West Virginia congressional delegation and was incorporated into an omnibus bill in late 2020.
—Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunting
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“Hunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunting. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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