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  • present participle of hunt.
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hunting

[huhn-ting] / ˈhʌn tɪŋ /


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Police investigators are hunting for evidence which was not included in the company's own investigation, according to the Yonhap News Agency and national broadcaster KBS.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Those that moved onto land developed into highly effective predators, and fossils show that their ancestors had already been hunting for hundreds of millions of years.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

From hunting hounds in ancient cave paintings to well-groomed pets in Renaissance portraits, dogs have long featured in art.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Myerscough, a civil engineer, said the painstaking process of fossil hunting helped his worries and stresses to "melt away".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

In the house, the figure turned to the lawn and then stiffened like a hunting dog.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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