hounding 1 of 2

noun

Definition of houndingnext
as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another the actor eventually couldn't take the constant hounding by reporters and fans

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verb

present participle of hound
1
as in chasing
to go after or on the track of after the scandal came to light, the politician was hounded by reporters night and day

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2
as in urging
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hounding
  1. pursuit
  2. urging
  3. tracking
  4. pursuing
  5. begging
  6. tracing
  7. bothering
  8. harassing
Noun
  • But nothing was going to stand in the way of her pursuit of motherhood.
    — Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • As a result, your attention is diverted from your growth and innovation wish list, replaced by the relentless pursuit of cost reductions.
    — Seamus Smith, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of pursuit
Verb
  • Federal officials had issued a warning to local law enforcement agencies some two weeks before the attack urging them to be vigilant about similar incidents.
    — Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • AccuWeather experts are urging travelers to avoid unnecessary travel and to prepare for significant disruptions this weekend.
    — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of urging
Noun
  • Starting Jan 1, 2025, the IRS required you to track the cost basis under the Per-wallet accounting method (as opposed to Universal tracking).
    — Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • As a result of this extensive and continuous biometric tracking, some Oura Members with certain medical conditions, including cancer, have reported noticing changes in their data.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of tracking
Verb
  • Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.
    — Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Countries in Africa and the Americas are pursuing an end to river blindness by 2035.
    — Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of pursuing
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
Definition of begging
Noun
  • Rickman said cotton tracing is a lot like adding features when buying a car: pay more, have more.
    — Star Tribune, Boston Herald, 6 July 2024
  • Decentralized solutions would complement generative AI by providing immutable audit trails into data transactions, thereby enabling easier leak tracing and accountability enforcement.
    — Vishwanadham Mandala, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of tracing
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
Definition of bothering
Verb
  • Sources have told Fox News Digital that the LGBTQ activists at the event were harassing the protesters on the other side, and even disrupted a women's prayer group during a prayer circle prior to the meeting.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Two months earlier, Hawkins had been charged with harassing a woman and throwing bleach on her, but had been released without bail, the New York Daily News reports.
    — KC Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of harassing
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