name · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈhʌntɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ʌntɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:HH AH1 N T IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Fluctuation or oscillation that does not stabilize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.
From Middle English huntynge, alteration of earlier Middle English huntinde, huntende, huntand, present participle of hunten (“to hunt”), equivalent to hunt + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صَيْد
(ṣayd)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Arabic:
صيد
(ṣēd)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Arabic:
صيد
(ṣēd)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Arabic:
قَنص
(ganṣ)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Armenian:
որս
(ors)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Avar:
чанаве ине
(čanawe ine)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Bashkir:
һунар
(hunar)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Bashkir:
һунарсылыҡ
(hunarsılıq)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Bulgarian:
лов
(lov)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Catalan:
caça
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Chinese Mandarin:
狩獵 /狩猎
(shòuliè)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Czech:
lov
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Esperanto:
ĉasado
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Finnish:
metsästys
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Finnish:
pyynti
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
French:
chasse
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
French:
vènerie
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Galician:
caza
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
German:
Jagd
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
German:
Aalen
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Greek:
κυνήγι
(kynígi)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Greek:
θήρα
(thíra)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Ancient Greek:
κυνηγέσιον
(kunēgésion)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Ancient Greek:
θηρευτική
(thēreutikḗ)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Ancient Greek:
εὔθηρος
(eúthēros)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Hebrew:
ציד
(tsáyid)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Hindi:
आखेट
(ākheṭ)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Irish:
fiach
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Irish:
sealgaireacht
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Irish:
seilg
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Italian:
caccia
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Japanese:
狩猟
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Kazakh:
аңшылық
(añşylyq)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Latin:
vēnātiō
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Macedonian:
лов
(lov)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Malayalam:
വേട്ടയാടൽ
(vēṭṭayāṭal)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Māori:
whakangaunga
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Southern Sierra Miwok:
halki
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Old English:
huntoþ
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Old Turkic:
𐰉
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Polish:
polowanie
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Portuguese:
caça
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Romanian:
vânătoare
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Russian:
охо́та
(oxóta)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Campidanese Sardinian:
càssa
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Sardinian:
zera
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Sardinian:
catza
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Sassarese:
catza
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Spanish:
caza
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Spanish:
cacería
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Spanish:
cinegética
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Spanish:
montería
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Spanish:
cazata
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Swahili:
uwindo
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Swedish:
jakt
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Tamil:
வேட்டை
(vēṭṭai)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Tocharian B:
werke
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Turkish:
avlama
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Ottoman Turkish:
قنص
(kans)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Ukrainian:
полювання
(poljuvannja)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
Urdu:
شِکار
(śikār)
— chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts
French:
chasse
— looking for something
Greek:
άγρα
(ágra)
— looking for something
Greek:
αναζήτηση
(anazítisi)
— looking for something