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foraging vs hunting

hunting vs foraging

foraging and hunting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foraging Yes No No No
hunting Yes No No No
As nouns, hunting is a hypernym of foraging; that is, hunting is a word with a broader meaning than foraging:
  • foraging: the act of searching for food and provisions
  • hunting: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Other hypernyms of foraging include hunt, search.
foraging (noun) hunting (noun)
the act of searching for food and provisions the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Difference between foraging and hunting

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