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book-hunting

book-hunting is the present participle of book-hunt.

Meaning of book-hunt

Verb

book-hunt (third-person singular simple present book-hunts, present participle book-hunting, simple past and past participle book-hunted)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To seek out rare or valuable books.

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Questions about book-hunting

What is book-hunting the present participle of?
Book-hunting is the present participle of book-hunt.

Words near book-hunting in the dictionary

  1. book-ghouls
  2. book-holder
  3. book-holders
  4. book-hunt
  5. book-hunted
  6. book-hunting
  7. book-hunts
  8. book-keep
  9. book-keeper
  10. book-keepers
  11. book-keeping

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