besieged; besieging
1
military
: to surround with armed forces
The army had besieged the castle.
besieger
noun
Examples of besiege in a Sentence
Customers have besieged the company with questions.
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Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
California 5 dead, more than 1,100 structures destroyed as firestorm besieges L.A. County
16 minutes ago
After any natural disaster, horror stories invariably crop up about insurance companies skimping or dragging their feet on payments to vulnerable homeowners.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Because in many parts of Ukraine, especially the Odesa region, once so popular with Russian vacationers and intellectuals, officials and regular citizens are trying to erase any trace of the influence of Russian history in a country besieged by the man in the Kremlin today, Vladimir Putin.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 3 Jan. 2025
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besiege
verb
be·siege
bi-ˈsēj 
besieged; besieging
1
: to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing
2
: to trouble with requests
3
: to cause worry or distress to
doubts besieged him
besieger
noun
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