different between hunting vs munting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?nt??/
• Rhymes: -?nt??

Etymology 1

From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt +? -ing.

Noun

hunting (countable and uncountable, plural huntings)

1. 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.
   • 1797, Encyclopædia Britannica

     His pictures of huntings are particularly admired: the figures and animals of every species being designed with uncommon spirit, nature, and truth.

2. Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
3. (engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
4. (telephony) The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.

Usage notes

Although hunting is technically a hypernym for fishing, fishing is generally not thought of or consider to be a type of hunting since it involves aquatic animals.

Derived terms

Related terms

• cynegetic

Descendants

• Korean: ?? (heonting, “flirting with strangers, pickup”)

Translations

Further reading

• hunting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Middle English huntynge, alteration of earlier Middle English huntinde, huntende, huntand, present participle of hunten (“to hunt”), equivalent to hunt +? -ing.

Verb

hunting

1. present participle of hunt

Anagrams

• nuthing

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

munting (plural muntings)

1. (architecture) Alternative form of muntin

Etymology 2

Apparently from munt(er) +? -ing.

Adjective

munting (comparative more munting, superlative most munting)

1. (Britain slang, rare) Ugly.
   • 2009, Volkszone.com, messageboards 15 Apr 2009:

     how the freak did "that" get pregnant she was totally munting!!!!!

   • 2009, Twingooc.com, messageboards, 21 Mar 2009:

     Other thing is, does anyone here have the mud flaps on their Twingo, or are they completely munting, cause I was considering getting them cause I did have them on my current car, and love the fact that my bumpers don't get all dirty and muddy in the bottom corners