thrill of the hunt
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The anticipation and excitement experienced while searching for something that is difficult to obtain.
Example Sentences
- "Then, a couple of years ago, Bolle chanced upon a hamper filled with baseball cards at a yard sale. Bolle, 41, bought the treasure chest for $5, and as he was going through the loot, he remembered the thrill of the hunt for cards of his favored Dodgers, and the important role baseball played in his childhood."
- "While stamps vary in price from their street value to the vaulted collectible price for the "Inverted Jenny," which fetched $977,500 at auction, Canupp said his event, which has been held three times a year since 1992, is more about sharing knowledge and the thrill of the hunt than getting rich."
Synonyms
thrill of the chase