COURSING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coursing" is a kind of...):

hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)

Derivation:

course (hunt with hounds)

-ing form of the verb course