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noun

Definition of harryingnext
as in harassment
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another to be spared from the relentless harrying of telemarketers, she stopped answering the phone

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verb

present participle of harry
1
as in marauding

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2
as in harassing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harrying
  1. harassing
  2. disturbance
  3. berating
  4. sacking
  5. attacking
  6. destroying
Verb
  • Drone operation is regulated by the FAA, and state and federal agencies wildlife agencies usually prohibit drones in many natural areas, and usually forbid intentionally or inadvertently harassing wildlife with them.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a livestreaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular livestreaming platform.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of harassing
Noun
  • According to The Weather Channel, the disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical depression and possibly Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday and the system could become a hurricane in the western Caribbean.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The disturbance sits 345 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.
    Elisa Raffa, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbance
Verb
  • The former president defended his call for across-the-board tariffs, while berating his questioner.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But after a week of berating the national retailers, Berry Chantilly loyalists forced Whole Foods to listen to their requests.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of berating
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  • The Rebels forced Ralston Valley to punt the ball after sacking Andrews on third-and-7.
    David Mullen, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Early in the third quarter, Hutchinson injured himself after sacking Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of sacking
Verb
  • Some of the Israeli fans added to the tensions, Holla said, by attacking a taxi Wednesday as well as a Palestinian flag.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The new boss quickly set about completely overhauling the team and their approach, instilling an aggressive, attacking mindset which had been sorely lacking in previous seasons.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of attacking
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  • Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The grand jury accused Whiting of misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public records.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of destroying
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