Synonyms for hunting
ˈhʌn tɪŋhunt·ing

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1. hunting

   A hunt may be either the act of pursuing or the act of seeking, or a combination of the two. A chase or pursuit is after that which is fleeing or departing; a search is for that which is hidden; a hunt may be for that which is either hidden or fleeing; a search is a minute and careful seeking, and is especially applied to a locality; we make a search of or through a house, for an object, in which connection it would be colloquial to say a hunt. Hunt never quite loses its association with field-sports, where it includes both search and chase; the search till the game is hunted out, and the chase till it is hunted down. Figuratively, we speak of literary pursuits, or of the pursuit of knowledge; a search for reasons; the chase of fame or honor; hunt, in figurative use, inclines to the unfavorable sense of inquisition, but with more of dash and aggressiveness; as, a hunt for heresy.

   Synonyms:
   chase, hunt, inquisition, pursuit, search

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1. hunt, huntingnoun

   the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

   Synonyms:
   search, hunt, hunt club

2. search, hunt, huntingnoun

   the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

   Synonyms:
   hunt, search, hunt club, lookup

3. hunt, huntingnoun

   the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

   Synonyms:
   search, hunt, hunt club

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Blood Sport
   • Labor
   • Outdoor Sport

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1. huntingnoun

   Synonyms:
   chase, HUNT

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1. huntingnoun

   Synonyms:
   chase, hunt, field-sport

   Associated words:
   quarry, game, poaching, poacher, mort, yoicks, hoicks

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1. List of paraphrases for "hunting":

   hunt, fighter, chasse, caza, game, hunts, whaling, harvest, sealing, hunters, chasing, chase, fishing, hunter, lov, harvesting, pursuit

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1. Jeffrey Pietrzyk:

   We know the death of this individual is a direct result of Chief Gallagher's stabbing this individual in the neck with his hunting knife, we know that because of his own words.

2. Charles Jonga:

   The money goes to various communities that have wildlife in their areas, so we ask the question to those who want to stop animal hunting whether they have given any thoughts as to what will happen to the wildlife after people stop realizing economic benefits from it.

3. Tom Kilgannon:

   We do a lot of fishing trips and hunting trips, and those are events to bring veterans together so that they can mentor one another, counsel one another and help one another.

4. Desiderius Erasmus:

   They take unbelievable pleasure in the hideous blast of the hunting horn and baying of the hounds. Dogs dung smells sweet as cinnamon to them.

5. Ryan Zinke:

   The last thing I want to see is hunting to become an elite sport, rather than a tradition passed on from generation to generation.