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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pixel hunting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
pix-el hunt-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pixel hunt

noun

Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.

Uncountable

noun

Pointing on a small screen control of a graphical interface with a mouse, or with a finger on a touch screen, especially when struggling to do so.

Uncountable

Etymology

Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to find objects or switches that were only a few pixels in size, in some cases hidden in the scenery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pixel-hunting (alternative)

Phrases

pixel hunt

Frequently Paired Words

pixel hunt

Questions

What does pixel hunting mean?
present participle and gerund of pixel hunt
Where does pixel hunting come from?
Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to find objects or switches that were only a few pixels in size, in some cases hidden in the scenery.

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