hounding
present participle ofhound
单词 | hounding |
释义 | hounding present participle ofhound hound verb[T] uk/haʊnd/us/haʊnd/tochasesomeone or torefusetoleavesomeonealone,especiallybecause youwantto get something from them: Thereporterswouldn'tstophounding her. Synonym harass Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Pursuing Phrasal verbhoundsomeoneout Examplesofhoundinghounding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There is not only a lack of sympathy, but an active programme of employershoundingpeople out of work if they have the illness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are no morehoundingdown the woman than you arehoundingdown the man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Much has been said today about landlordshoundingpeople out because of improvement grants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not one of those who from the beginning of the war have beenhoundingat aliens as aliens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor do we wish to conjure up a vision of an irate park keeperhoundingthe general public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My daughter's education was ruined because of thehoundingthat she received at school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no story, but that did not stop the newspaper and its reportershoundingmy assistant, her husband and her relatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some people may make £10 from social security while an army of inspectors ishoundingwomen who are supposed to have been cohabiting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they are harassing, persecuting andhoundingthe unemployed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would outlaw the so-called sports of fox, hare and deer hunting, which involvehoundinganimals to exhaustion and death. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly we think that it would be more fruitful to explore that area than to spend the moneyhoundingpoor people on social security. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are pursuing the same partisan cry now, and have beenhoundingus on for this measure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, it has shown an extraordinary combination of dilatoriness with a ferocious persistence inhoundingthe firm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should then be held, no doubt, to behoundingthat man so that he was unable to live down his past, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it wise to riskhoundingthis animal out of existence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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