hounddog
hounddog is the alternative form of hound-dog.
Meaning of hound-dog
Verb
hound-dog (third-person singular simple present hound-dogs, present participle hound-dogging, simple past and past participle hound-dogged)
- To aggressively, relentlessly, or single-mindedly pursue something, often a person for romantic or sexual interest.
- Taylor denied that McCann asked where he was supposed to turn his gear in, but agreed that he asked the real reason why McCann quit, to which McCann answered he felt like he was being hound-dogged too much.1977, United States, National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, Volume 224, page 853
Forms of hounddog
| third-person singular present | hounddogs |
|---|---|
| present participle | hounddogging |
| past participle | hounddogged |
| past | hounddogged |
Questions about hounddog
- What is hounddog the alternative form of?
- Hounddog is the alternative form of hound-dog.
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