Collocations for "hunting"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hunting" in context.
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hunt
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is on the hunt for a [replacement, a new roommate]
- the hunt took [weeks, months]
- and so the hunt for a [replacement] begins
- (launch) a hunt for the [killer, murderer]
- the hunt for [knowledge, understanding]
- take your [son, child] on the [yearly, fall] hunt
- a [fox, tiger] hunt
- [set up, organize] an egg hunt for Easter
- go on an Easter egg hunt
- [seems, feels] like a witch hunt
- [found, bought] it on a bargain hunt
- has kept us in the hunt for [victory, success]
'hunting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Easter
- bat
- blade
- boar
- bow
- chipmunk
- convict
- crop
- deer
- duck
- enforce
- exclusive
- fishing
- fox
- game
- goose
- hare
- killer
- knife
- license
- lion
- lodge
- lure
- master
- mouse
- murderer
- no
- outdoor
- permit
- quail
- raccoon
- renewal
- rifle
- season
- shark
- shoot
- spear
- specifically
- squirrel
- treasure
- walrus
- wild