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houndings

/ˈhaʊndɪŋz/

houndings is the plural of hounding.

Meaning of hounding

Noun

hounding (plural houndings)

  1. 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
  2. (dated) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

Questions about houndings

What is houndings the plural of?
Houndings is the plural of hounding.
How do you pronounce houndings?
Houndings is pronounced /ˈhaʊndɪŋz/.

Words near houndings in the dictionary

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

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