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foxhunting

foxhunting is the present participle and gerund of foxhunt.

Meaning of foxhunt

Verb

foxhunt (third-person singular simple present foxhunts, present participle foxhunting, simple past and past participle foxhunted)

  1. (intransitive) To hunt foxes, usually with dogs.
    • He kept a small flock of sheep at Rose Castle, the palace of the bishops of Carlisle, and enjoyed the mild notoriety he accrued through his support for foxhunting in the House of Lords.2009 January 30, David Weston, “The Right Rev Ian Harland”, in The Guardian

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Questions about foxhunting

What is foxhunting the present participle and gerund of?
Foxhunting is the present participle and gerund of foxhunt.

Words near foxhunting in the dictionary

  1. Foxhow
  2. foxhunt
  3. foxhunted
  4. foxhunter
  5. foxhunters
  6. foxhunting
  7. foxhunts
  8. Foxian
  9. Foxians
  10. foxie
  11. foxier

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