What is another word for hunting?
Pronunciation:
[ hˈʌntɪŋ], [ hˈʌntɪŋ], [ h_ˈʌ_n_t_ɪ_ŋ]
Synonyms for Hunting:
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adj.
• following • predatory • trailing -
n.
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- big game ,
- blood sports .
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v.
• pursuing Other synonyms:
- look .
- sweep .
- trawl .
Other relevant words:
- Ambushing ,
- Bunking ,
- Carrying ,
- Consorting ,
- Cynegetics ,
- Deciphering ,
- Delineating ,
- Describing ,
- Escaping ,
- Exploring ,
- Extending ,
- Ferreting ,
- Grubbing ,
- Gunning ,
- Harassing ,
- Hounding ,
- Laming ,
- Lamming ,
- Mousing ,
- Outlining ,
- Perquisition ,
- Persecuting ,
- Pig-sticking ,
- Plaisance ,
- Plying ,
- Preying ,
- Prowling ,
- Raking ,
- Rummaging ,
- Slaughtering ,
- Venation ,
- Venery ,
- abattoir ,
- accumulate ,
- actuate ,
- agitate ,
- amass ,
- analog process ,
- analysis ,
- angling ,
- arbor ,
- archery ground ,
- arouse ,
- assemble ,
- awaken ,
- bag ,
- bait ,
- battue ,
- behavior pattern ,
- bingo ,
- birdnesting ,
- bite ,
- bowling alley ,
- campaigning ,
- capture ,
- cast ,
- chase ,
- checkers ,
- chess ,
- chevy ,
- chivvy ,
- chivy ,
- city park ,
- combing ,
- convene ,
- course ,
- coursing ,
- cycling ,
- digging ,
- disturb ,
- domiciliary visit ,
- dowsing ,
- dragnet ,
- ducking ,
- enduring ,
- examination ,
- excite ,
- executing ,
- exploration ,
- exploratory ,
- falconry ,
- feeling ,
- field sport ,
- field sports ,
- fisherman ,
- fishing ,
- flowing ,
- fluctuate ,
- follow ,
- follow-up ,
- followers ,
- forage ,
- foraging ,
- frisk ,
- frisking ,
- functioning ,
- game ,
- garden ,
- gather ,
- going after ,
- guiding ,
- hairpin bend ,
- halieutic ,
- hawking ,
- horticulture ,
- hue and cry ,
- hunt ,
- hunt club ,
- hunter ,
- huntsman ,
- in full cry ,
- in hot pursuit ,
- in pursuit ,
- incite ,
- inclining ,
- inquiry ,
- inquisition ,
- inspection ,
- instigate ,
- investigation ,
- kindle ,
- laddering ,
- lining ,
- look for ,
- looking ,
- lookup ,
- manhunt ,
- meat packing plant ,
- meet ,
- merry-go-round ,
- move ,
- moving ,
- national forest ,
- national park ,
- offset ,
- operating ,
- oscillate ,
- oscillating ,
- overshoot ,
- park ,
- passing ,
- persisting ,
- piscatorial ,
- piscatory ,
- playground ,
- playing ,
- pleasure ground ,
- posse ,
- predation ,
- predatory ,
- prevailing ,
- probe ,
- process ,
- prosecution ,
- provoke ,
- prowl ,
- prying ,
- pursuance ,
- pursuant ,
- pursuit ,
- quarrying ,
- race ,
- ranging ,
- ransacking ,
- research ,
- researching ,
- retracing ,
- rink ,
- roundabout ,
- rouse ,
- run ,
- running after ,
- running down ,
- scouring ,
- scrounging ,
- scrutiny ,
- search ,
- search out ,
- search party ,
- search warrant ,
- self-excitation ,
- shadowing ,
- shake ,
- shambles ,
- shikar ,
- shoe lace ,
- skating rink ,
- slaughterhouse ,
- sport ,
- sporting ,
- sportsman ,
- stalk ,
- state park ,
- steeple chase ,
- still hunt ,
- study ,
- swing ,
- tending ,
- tennis court ,
- third heaven ,
- tracing ,
- tracking down ,
- tremble ,
- unraveling ,
- unravelling ,
- vibrate .
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How to use "Hunting" in context?
Hunting is a centuries-old tradition that has been brought to the modern world through technological advancements. Hunters can use rifles, shotguns, and handguns to hunt deer, ducks, geese, and other game. Some people hunt for sport, while others hunt for food. Hunters must be proficient in both rifle and shotgun shooting, and must also be knowledgeable about the properties of different hunting ammunition. Some hunters use dogs to help track down their prey.
Paraphrases for Hunting:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Reverse Entailment
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Verb, gerund or present participle
manhunting.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
seasons.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
arresting, catching, detecting, driving, firing, following, kicking, looking, poaching, sporting, stalking, studying, sweeping, trapping, wanting, Apprehending, Detaining, Discussing, Displacing, Examining, Exploring, Negotiating, Removing, Whaling, Considering, Prosecuting, researching.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
Hyponym for Hunting:
n.
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act
labour, field sport, labor, blood sport, toil, outdoor sport.
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act
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