different between hunting vs pursuit

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

Alternative forms

• pursuite (obsolete)

Etymology

Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??sju?t/, /p???sju?t/, /p???u?t/, /p????u?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??su?t/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /p?????t/, /p??s??t/

Noun

pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural pursuits)

1. The act of pursuing.
2. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
3. (cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
4. (law, obsolete) prosecution

   • That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court.

Synonyms

• (hobby): See also Thesaurus:hobby

Derived terms

Related terms

• pursue

Translations

Further reading

• pursuit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia