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Hunting ˈhʌntɪŋ Commercial Whales Noun Weekend Otter Illegal

Word3 hunting
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈhʌntɪŋ/ /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
Example
  • he goes hunting every weekend.
  • since 1977 otter hunting has been illegal.
  • in 1966, the commercial hunting of blue whales was banned.
  • in the tiger, evolution has produced a perfect hunting machine.
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hunting

(noun)/ˈhʌntɪŋ/ /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
  1. going after and killing wild animals as a sport or for food
    • He goes hunting every weekend.
    • Since 1977 otter hunting has been illegal.
    • In 1966, the commercial hunting of blue whales was banned.
    • In the tiger, evolution has produced a perfect hunting machine.

    Extra Examples

    • a law prohibiting big-game hunting
    • Local people go hunting in the woods.
    • The king built a large hunting lodge in the mountains.
    • commercial hunting of minke whales
    • the hunting of deer
    • traditional country pursuits like hunting, shooting and fishing
  2. a sport in which foxes are hunted by specially trained dogs and by people on horses. Fox hunting with dogs is now illegal in the UK.
  3. the process of looking for something
    • SEE ALSO bargain hunting
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bargain-hunting
    • How's the job-hunting going?
    • Archaeologists have called for a ban on treasure hunting in the region.
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