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house-hunting

house-hunting noun: the search for a suitable house to buy or rent. Also the present participle and gerund of house-hunt.

Noun

house-hunting (uncountable)

  1. The search for a suitable house to buy or rent.

Also used as

house-hunting is also the present participle and gerund of house-hunt.

Forms of house-hunting

alternative formhousehunting

Origin of house-hunting

From house + hunting.

Questions about house-hunting

What does house-hunting mean?
House-hunting means the search for a suitable house to buy or rent.
What part of speech is house-hunting?
House-hunting is a noun.

Words near house-hunting in the dictionary

  1. house-heatings
  2. house-hunt
  3. house-hunted
  4. house-hunter
  5. house-hunters
  6. house-hunting
  7. house-hunts
  8. house-keeper
  9. house-keepers
  10. house-like
  11. house-maid

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