hunting
/ˈhʌntɪŋ/ noun B2- 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.
Plural huntings
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Very soon the Rabbit noticed Alice, as she went hunting about, and called out to her in an angry tone, “Why, Mary Ann, what _are_ you doing out here?
She did it so quickly that the poor little juror (it was Bill, the Lizard) could not make out at all what had become of it; so, after hunting all about for it, he was obliged to write with one finger for the rest of the day; and this was of very little use, as it left no mark on the slate.
Tell her I am on my way to the station, to leave for San Francisco, where I shall join that Alaska moose-hunting expedition.
Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all
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