Hunting
Hunting noun - The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.
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Synonyms for Hunting
Looking for and hunting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Looking for" instead an adjective "Hunting".
Looking for
Looking for noun - The act of searching visually.
Hunting and looking for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hunting" instead the word "Looking for" as a noun or an adjective.
Both terms in one sentence
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Pixel Hunt: Almost literally; if you go Wampus hunting, you're looking for two or three flashing pixels.
Source: Video Game / M.U.L.E. - It's not quite clear why this little boy is looking for his mummy, but the gene hunting does save humanity from zombification.
Source: Gene Hunting -
Used a few times in The Smurfs: once by a treasure-hunting imp who was looking for the treasure of the ancient Smurfs, and once by Gargamel to track down Smurfs.
Source: Dowsing Device
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