Main Entry:

hunt·ing

Pronunciation:

\ˈhən-tiŋ\

Function:

noun

Date:

before 12th century

1: the act of one that hunts ; specifically : the pursuit of game2: the process of hunting3 a: a periodic variation in speed of a synchronous electrical machine b: a self-induced and undesirable oscillation of a variable above and below the desired value in an automatic control system c: a continuous attempt by an automatically controlled system to find a desired equilibrium condition