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- Dictionaryhound/haʊnd/
noun
- 1. a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent: "a hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground"
- 2. used in names of dogfishes, e.g. nurse hound, smooth hound.
verb
- 1. harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly: "she was hounded by the Italian press" Similar Opposite
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to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them: The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her. Synonym. harass. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. go too far idiom. goat. grate.
to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them: The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her. Synonym. harass. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. go too far idiom. goat. grate.
The meaning of HOUND is dog. How to use hound in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hound.
hound somebody to keep following somebody and not leave them alone, especially in order to get something from them or ask them questions synonym harass. They were hounded day and night by the press. The travellers say the police are hounding them. Extra Examples.
to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them: The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her. Synonym. harass. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verb. hound someone out.
n. 1. a. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice. b. A dog. 2. A contemptible person; a scoundrel. 3. a. One who eagerly pursues something: a gossip hound. b. A devotee or an enthusiast: a coffee hound. tr.v. hound·ed, hound·ing, hounds. 1.
a mean, contemptible person. Informal Terms enthusiast; devotee: an autograph hound (= one who is greatly interested in obtaining autographs). v. [~ + object] to persecute; harass: hounded him to get the work done.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of hound. Wiktionary. Synonyms: badgered. bedevilled. beleaguered. beset. besieged. importuned. pestered. plagued. solicited. harassed. harried. bullyragged. hectored. heckled. taunted. Hounded Sentence Examples. It is hounded on the N.E.
If someone is hounded out of a job or place, they are forced to leave it, often because other people are constantly criticizing them. There is a general view around that he has been hounded out of office by the press.
hounded: Simple past tense and past participle of <xref>hound</xref>.
