besieging
present participle ofbesiege
besiege
verb[Toften passive]
uk/bɪˈsiːdʒ/us/bɪˈsiːdʒ/tosurroundaplace,especiallywith anarmy, topreventpeopleorsuppliesgetting in or out:
Thetownhad been besieged for twomonthsbut stillresistedtheaggressors.
When someone is besieged, a lot ofpeoplesurroundthem:
When thepopstartriedtoleaveherhotel, she was besiegedbywaitingjournalistsandfans.
to make manyrequestsorcomplaintsabout something:
Aftershowingthecontroversialdocumentary, thechannelwas besieged withphonecallsfromangryviewers.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- swoop
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
Making appeals & requests
Complaining
Examplesofbesieging
besieging
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
But principled legislation must be separated from the absolute detritus of paperwork that isbesiegingour small businesses, hospitals, schools and police stations.
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They have beenbesiegingme all the afternoon.
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The free-for-all has landed us with the unemployment problem which isbesiegingcommunities like my own.
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Nearly all of these skills are offensive in nature,besiegingthe enemy with elemental calamity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though his physically weak and exhausted entourage of 2,000 infantry tried to elude thebesiegingforces, they were not fast enough to escape safely.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The garrison had inflicted between 5001000 casualties on thebesiegingforce and numerous more men had been taken prisoner.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Abesiegingarmy must be prepared to repel both sorties from the besieged area and also any attack that may try to relieve the defenders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Behind the trenches there were earth banks, and on these wooden walls to protect thebesiegingsoldiers, with strong towers at intervals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thebesiegingarmy opened fire on the castle, to little effect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During a siege, thebesiegingforce would often dig mines under the walls to breach the fortifications of the defenders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thebesiegingforce allegedly numbered 60,000 whilst his garrison only had 300 men.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The campaign culminated in disaster; thebesiegingforce was defeated and destroyed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The siege was a complete failure militarily, but several important negotiations took place there among thebesiegingparties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If they did not comply thebesiegingarmy would surround the town with temporary fortifications to stop sallies from the stronghold or relief getting in.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gage also worked with the newly arrived generals on a plan to break the grip of thebesiegingforces.
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