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houndest

houndest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of hound.

Meaning of hound

Verb

hound (third-person singular simple present hounds, present participle hounding, simple past and past participle hounded)

  1. (transitive) To persistently harass doggedly.
    • He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
    • We both thought we saw what had the appearance to be a fox, and hounded the dogs at it, but they would not pursue it.1897, Andrew Lang, The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, page 162

See all 11 meanings of hound

Origin of houndest

hound + -est

Questions about houndest

What is houndest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Houndest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of hound.

Words near houndest in the dictionary

  1. hounded
  2. hounded down
  3. hounder
  4. hounders
  5. houndes
  6. houndest
  7. houndeth
  8. houndfish
  9. houndfishes
  10. hounding
  11. hounding down

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