as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the merciless dogging of the Hollywood couple by the press
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
1
as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in hounding
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dogging
Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
But this is not the only federal investigation dogging the Adams administration.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogging
Noun
-
Trump’s pursuit of territorial expansion, seeking to annex Greenland and recover the Panama Canal, could give free rein to other expansionist powers, namely Russia and China.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
-
Indirect talks between the U.S. and the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism, according to Democratic and Republican administrations, have not compelled Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Beginning with the 2023-24 season, all NBA arenas were equipped with optical tracking technology, which captures player and ball movement in real time.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
-
In 2015, participating zoos began releasing the snails back into the forests of French Polynesia, marked with an animal-safe UV paint for tracking purposes, according to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
-
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic listed eight teams pursuing Santana and the Twins weren’t one of them, which isn’t shocking.—
Aaron Gleeman,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
In 2023, a billboard displaying Graves' photo was placed near the festival site, urging attendees to provide any information to authorities.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
-
With declining tax revenues, the Kremlin is urging war-profiteering oligarchs to bear more of the burden.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
This typically includes: Electrocardiogram (ECG): an electrical tracing of the heart which may show dangerous heart rhythms or inherited electrical conditions like Long QT Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome or Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
-
In this two-dimensional tracing of the data [above], the surface of the ice and shape of the bedrock are clearly visible.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Aug. 2023
Verb
-
That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.—
Jade Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
30 Dec. 2024
-
Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
-
The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Dec. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Dogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogging. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share