Antonyms for hounding
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : houn-ding |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaʊn dɪŋ |
Definition of hounding
Origin :- Old English hund "dog," from Proto-Germanic *hundas (cf. Old Saxon and Old Frisian hund, Old High German hunt, German Hund, Old Norse hundr, Gothic hunds), from PIE *kuntos, dental enlargement of root *kwon- "dog" (see canine). Meaning narrowed 12c. to "dog used for hunting."
- verb chase, badger
- William knew this; yet here he was, hounding me out of the club!
- Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
- It will be the last plot of the Jesuits, who are hounding to death poor Leo.
- Extract from : « The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 » by Joseph Wild
- Why should he be hounding me like a wild beast, if it were not for your sake?
- Extract from : « Modern Icelandic Plays » by Jhann Sigurjnsson
- No; delivered by some confounded bailiff, who's been hounding me.
- Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith
- Miss Whiteside had no particular reason for hounding and persecuting me.
- Extract from : « Hungry Hearts » by Anzia Yezierska
- What do you think to gain by coming here—by hounding me—by hounding me?
- Extract from : « Ewing\'s Lady » by Harry Leon Wilson
- All governments offered to assist the republic in hounding down this rascal.
- Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
- And as for hounding your father to his death, the Old Man never even knew about it.
- Extract from : « Shadow Mountain » by Dane Coolidge
- Was it a hounding dread that after all she would not be free after marriage?
- Extract from : « Exit Betty » by Grace Livingston Hill
- What does God mean,” she whined, “by hounding me all my life for that one mistake!
- Extract from : « In the Heart of a Fool » by William Allen White
Synonyms for hounding
- annoy
- bait
- be at
- be on one's back
- be on one's case
- be on one's tail
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- bother
- bug
- chivy
- curdle
- dog
- drive
- give chase
- goad
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- heckle
- hector
- hunt
- hunt down
- impel
- leave no stone unturned
- persecute
- pester
- prod
- provoke
- pursue
- rag
- rag on
- ride
- scout
- scratch
- scratch around
- search high heaven
- tail
- take out after
- track down
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
- yap at
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