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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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