thrill of the hunt

Examples

• All

• The proverbial thrill of the hunt, however, is sometimes overrated.

  Academic text (2001)

• That has been his plan all along—to offer himself up to the available dangers of this place, to experience the thrill of the hunt without ever quite being sure whether he was the hunter or the hunted.

  Fiction book (1991)

• You know, it's all the thrill of the hunt.

  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

• These three men have yet to experience the thrill of the hunt.

  The Duel (2016)

• Well, for me, it's the thrill of the hunt.

  Twister (1996)

• You love the thrill of the hunt.

  Blog text (9)

• An outstanding athlete, he lives for the thrill of the hunt.

  The Tournament (2009)

• They want games, they want the thrill of the hunt, they want the pursuit, and above all, they want the win.

  DoctorRamani

• She remembers running across the plain, the thrill of the hunt.

  xXx (2002)

• It wasn't the shooting that was important, they'd both reassure themselves, but rather the thrill of the hunt.

  Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

T

thrill

vsthrill of the hunt

283 2.4

A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure that can include fear

is excitement coming from pursuing or searching rather than a sudden isolated feeling

H

hunting

vsthrill of the hunt

43 2.2

Looking carefully to find something or someone

is excitement felt because of that searching rather than the act itself

Antonyms

A

apathy

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

D

disinterest

5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

How Exciting

exhilaration

17 5.8

thrill of the hunt

3 6.8

excitement

434 1.0

interest

∞ 1.0

curiosity

318 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology