hassling
present participle ofhassle
hassle
verb[T]
uk/ˈhæs.əl/us/ˈhæs.əl/toannoysomeone,especiallybyrepeatedlyaskingthem something:
I'll do it in my owntime- juststophassling me!
[+ to infinitive]Thechildrenkeephassling metotake them to Disneyland.
Synonyms
harass
harryformal
molest
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
Examplesofhassling
hassling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Speculatively, it might be that constructive social involvement protects against the negative influences of a neighborhood perceived as highlyhassling.
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This effect held only for teens in middle (not early) adolescence and was stronger for teens perceiving their neighborhoods ashasslingthan for those who did not.
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You'rehasslingyour agent and all that, and then it comes and you read it and your first reaction surprises you.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 18 years the march has only avoided arrests andhasslingtwice.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I was out on the road and my label was reallyhasslingme to get it finished.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.And they just ignored me and startedhasslinghim.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At the gathering the narrator gets into an altercation because the hippies think he ishasslinga pair of nuns.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After that, the cops decided to refrain fromhasslingus in the future, afraid of more blunders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This behaviour is suggested to have the effect of redirecting females towards thehasslingmale.
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