n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə n-ti ŋ
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 : the act of one that hunts specifically : the pursuit of game
2 : the process of hunting
3 a : a periodic variation in speed of a synchronous electrical machine b : a self-induced and undesirable oscillation of a variable above and below the desired value in an automatic control system c : a continuous attempt by an automatically controlled system to find a desired equilibrium condition