Definition of "hunting" []

• The activity or sport of pursuing game. (noun)
• The act of conducting a search for something: house hunting. (noun)
• Electronics The periodic variation in speed of a synchronous motor with respect to the current. (noun)

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• ""I want you to take us out shooting -- hunting, you know -- _hunting_.""
• "The only real contest in hunting is between the hunter and the hunted."
• "I have learned that success in hunting is almost always a direct reflection of the time and effort you put into it, but that its important to stick with it, even if you have a lousy season."