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hunted

/ˈhʌntɪd/ adjective B1
  1. Being the subject of a hunt.
  2. Nervous and agitated, as if pursued. (figuratively) · He looked up with a hunted expression.
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And that lame butcher would have killed him and would have run off to the Waingunga while the villagers here hunted through all our lairs in revenge!
The Jungle Book, p. 7 · B2
O thou Mowgli--for Mowgli the Frog I will call thee--the time will come when thou wilt hunt Shere Khan as he has hunted thee.”
The Jungle Book, p. 7 · B2
There he checked, for he heard the yell of the Pack hunting, heard the bellow of a hunted Sambhur, and the snort as the buck turned at bay.
The Jungle Book, p. 19 · B2
The guests had got it up in aid of the Charlottetown hospital, and had hunted out all the available amateur talent in the surrounding districts to help it along.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 276 · C1

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