hunting
noun
ˈhʌntɪŋ 
ˈhʌntɪŋ 
1 chasing and killing wild animals and birds as a sport or for foodto go huntingSince 1977 otter hunting has been illegal.In the tiger, evolution has produced a perfect hunting machine.2 (British English) = fox-hunting3 (in compounds) the process of looking for somethingWe're going house-hunting at the weekend.How's the job-hunting going?