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[ houn-ding ] / ˈhaʊn dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hounding ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Nautical.the portion of a lower mast between the cheeks or hounds and the deck. the portion of an upper mast between the cap of the mast below and the hounds above. the part of a bowsprit projecting beyond the stem. Origin of houndingFirst recorded in 1850–55; hound2 + -ing1 Words nearby houndingHouma, hoummos, hound, hound dog, houndfish, hounding, hound's-tongue, hound's tooth, hound's-tooth check, houngan, Hounsfield Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for houndingAnd we are, to my knowledge, the only nation that has hounding down joy written into our foundational documents. What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Once we get out into the real world, we continue to follow their every step, hounding them everywhere. Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’|Jimmy So|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Also, for those of you hounding me about how I can keep supporting Romney, that post will go up tomorrow. Reader Responses to David's Romney Endorsement|Justin Green|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hounding Sanford out of office in this moment of maximum pain and political damage could have a similar effect in South Carolina. Sanford Should NOT Resign|John Avlon|June 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But like Spitzer in New York, hounding him out of office now would prompt resignation remorse later. The Sanford Affair|The Daily Beast|June 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST When I went back to the office after Marina Oswald viewed the gun, they still were hounding me for it. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy The watching and hounding of men to prison by unprincipled detectives is not unknown in this country. After Prison - What?|Maud Ballington Booth I take the trip, ostensibly, for the change; to get away from those who are hounding me here; for recuperation––anything! Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking Miss Whiteside had no particular reason for hounding and persecuting me. Hungry Hearts|Anzia Yezierska No; delivered by some confounded bailiff, who's been hounding me. Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
Words related to houndingannoy, pursue, bother, pester, goad, hector, harass, persecute, heckle, curdle, rag, prod, bait, scratch, ride, hunt, drive, dog, impel, tail |