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hounding down

hounding down is the present participle and gerund of hound down.

Meaning of hound down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To hunt down; to search for (someone or something).

Questions about hounding down

What is hounding down the present participle and gerund of?
Hounding down is the present participle and gerund of hound down.

Words near hounding down in the dictionary

  1. houndest
  2. houndeth
  3. houndfish
  4. houndfishes
  5. hounding
  6. hounding down
  7. houndings
  8. houndish
  9. houndlike
  10. houndling
  11. houndlings

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