hunting
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
“a hunting rifle with a high-powered scope”
The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
Fluctuation or oscillation that does not stabilize.
The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
Etymology
From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.
HUNTING at a glance
HUNTING has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (H 4 + U 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,431 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with hunting
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- HURTING11
- HINTING11
- BUNTING10
- PUNTING10
- MUNTING10
- HANTING11
- HUTTING11
- DUNTING9
- HENTING11
- LUNTING8
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