still-hunt

verb

\ˈstil-ˌhənt

still-hunted; still-hunting; still-hunts

Definition of still-hunt

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to ambush or stalk a quarry especially : to pursue game noiselessly usually without a dog

transitive verb

: to lie in wait for : approach by stealth

still hunt

noun

Definition of still hunt (Entry 2 of 2)

: a quiet pursuing or ambushing of game

Examples of still-hunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

This was one of the last bands still hunting and gathering all its food. — WSJ, "Hunting in Tanzania the Way Our Earliest Ancestors Did," 9 Oct. 2018 Authorities are still hunting for the teenage robber and asking neighbors for surveillance video that may have captured the incident. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "North Carolina boy robbed at gunpoint while selling lemonade gets lawn mower," 7 Aug. 2018 For all of UT’s success under Connie Clark, who resigned in May after leading the program since 1996, the Longhorns are still hunting that first national championship. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "White, Longhorns hope team up leads to CWS title," 27 June 2018 Authorities were still hunting for Johnson and Green Tuesday. — Fox News, "Dad helped son after escape from South Carolina prison; 2 murder suspects still on the loose, officials say," 22 May 2018 Today, of roughly 1000 Hadza living in the dry hills here between salty Lake Eyasi and the Rift Valley highlands, only about 100 to 300 still hunt and gather most of their food. — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, "Farmers, tourists, and cattle threaten to wipe out some of the world’s last hunter-gatherers," 17 May 2018 Seven games into 2018, Chase Headley is still hunting for his first hit. — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Chase Headley not sweating hunt for first hit," 5 Apr. 2018 Deputies are still hunting for the driver of a car that flipped and crashed into a pole during a pursuit in Westwood Thursday. — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, "Car flipped during police chase, driver still at-large," 3 May 2018 Malaysia is still hunting for Mr. Batsh’s killers and says the suspects are believed to be of European or Middle Eastern origin. — Yantoultra Ngui, WSJ, "Malaysia Wields Law Against ‘Fake News’ for First Time," 30 Apr. 2018

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