coursing

noun

cours·​ing ˈkȯr-siŋ 

1

: the pursuit of running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent

2

: the act of one that courses

Examples of coursing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s an intensity and an adrenaline coursing throughout the room, but there’s also a specificity and a quietness in the way that these directors and producers call a live broadcast. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025

But there was also something heavier here, something that brought him a new sense of purpose and drive, something stronger than tequila shots coursing through the album: a near-death experience. —Steve Hochman, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2025

In the usual Santa Ana storms, most of that flow streams out of the desert, through mountain passes and into the valleys along predictable pathways, like water coursing down riverbeds. —Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025

Then the door closed and Eliza was alone in the hallway, lightning coursing through her. —Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coursing

• forcing
• sourcing
• crowdsourcing
• divorcing
• endorsing
• enforcing
• indorsing
• outsourcing
• reinforcing