coursing

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

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hunt n.
hunting n.

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 in one weird way, Schlittler is different from all the other major-league pitchers who have lightning coursing through their veins: He actually uses it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The novel’s length is daunting, but the writing is swift and eventful, often expressed in coursing run-on sentences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

“It’s not like I’m Daniel Day-Lewis, but it was good to live in that — to have that coursing through your brain and your body all day. It still is.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Once famous for a greasy pole-climbing competition that would grant the winner a piglet, past games have included horse racing, hare coursing and shooting.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

I run past the ravine, which now has water coursing through it.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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