hounding
/ˈhaʊndɪŋ/
hounding is the present participle and gerund of hound.
Noun
hounding (plural houndings)
- Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
- Elsewhere, the hounding of Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank who briefly flirted with politics, was vindictive.2011 July 30, “Embraceable you”, in The Economist
- The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
Meaning of hound
Verb
hound (third-person singular simple present hounds, present participle hounding, simple past and past participle hounded)
- To persistently harass doggedly.
- He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
- 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
Forms of hounding
| plural | houndings |
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Origin of hounding
From hound + -ing.
Words formed from hounding
Phrases with hounding
Words that rhyme with hounding
Questions about hounding
- What does hounding mean?
- Hounding means pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
- What is hounding the present participle and gerund of?
- Hounding is the present participle and gerund of hound.
- What part of speech is hounding?
- Hounding is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hounding?
- Hounding is pronounced /ˈhaʊndɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of hounding?
- The plural of hounding is houndings.
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