Definitions

coursing

[kawr-sing, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sɪŋ, ˈkoʊr- /

NOUN

hunt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploration hunting inquiry interrogation investigation probe prosecution pursuit quest race raid

STRONG

following frisking game hounding inquest inquisition meddling prying pursuance pursuing reconnaissance research rummage scrutiny seeking sifting snooping sporting steeplechase study tracing trailing

WEAK

field sport look-see

NOUN

hunting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angling fishery fishing shooting

STRONG

falconry fowling hawking sporting stalking trapping

WEAK

big-game hunting halieutics the hunt venatics venery

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But now Nvidia’s stock is hot again, rising 2.4% in Friday’s session and coursing toward its eighth session in a row of gains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

A month of record-shattering heat thawed the snow and sent runoff coursing into streams and rivers, leaving only minimal water in the mountains as the state heads into dry season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

You could feel the energy coursing through the room of well-spoken women, some wearing tightly wrapped headscarves, others in head-to-toe veils, and some -including Kabawat - bare-headed.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Big picture: Rising wholesale indicate there’s still an abnormal amount of inflationary pressures coursing through the veins of the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

So the day had passed very long and lonely and his blood was full and coursing under his skin.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

coursing

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