- present participle of hunt.
hunting
Example Sentences
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation investigated but determined that no hunting laws had been violated, and no charges were filed.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Earlier research modeled what would happen to deer-vehicle collisions if mountain lions recolonized the eastern United States, where they once roamed before hunting and habitat destruction left them largely confined to the West.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A new study published in Nature traces the origins of this powerful hunting tool to Urokodia, a small marine creature that lived during the early Cambrian Period.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Myerscough said fossil hunting was all about looking for patterns in the rocks.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The men in particular had showed a fixation on hunting animals that, in Penelope’s worst imaginings, nearly threatened to encompass the “wild wolf children” Lord Fredrick had bragged about finding on his property.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
