hounding 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another the actor eventually couldn't take the constant hounding by reporters and fans

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hounding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hound
1
as in chasing
to go after or on the track of after the scandal came to light, the politician was hounded by reporters night and day

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2
as in urging
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in

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Recent Examples of hounding
Noun
McDaniels remains a terrific individual defender, who helped take the Nuggets out in the first round with his hounding of Jamal Murray. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 13 July 2026 To Siebel Newsom, the critiques of her work and the federal probe are part of a broader hounding of women who enter the public sphere. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 But that was no surprise in a notoriously toxic period for British tabloids that subjected female stars (both homegrown and American, like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears) to invasions of privacy and public hounding. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Verb
McDonnell’s personal circle was also hounding her for repayment. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 The reporting has been gratuitous and inhumane, no one deserves this hounding. — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 These not-so-genial genitors are hounding hiring managers, shadowing their kid’s Zoom calls off-camera, and even applying for jobs on their behalf, per the paper’s reporting, leaving their employers flabbergasted. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 The Miami Dolphins’ 2024 first-round pick has been consistently hounding Miami’s quarterbacks. — Omar Kelly august 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 In the past, Harry has openly blamed the press for hounding his late mother, Princess Diana, before and after her death and more recently his wife, Meghan. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Speaking about the tumultuous relationship on a 2024 episode of SiriusXM's This Life of Mine with James Corden, Miller reflected on the boiling point between the scandalous affair and the chaos of the paparazzi and tabloids hounding them. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026 The Thunder have no weak links defensively and have several guys capable of hounding Jalen Brunson and disrupting Karl-Anthony Towns’ flow. — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The searches add to a growing list of legal cases that are hounding Spain's Socialists. — ABC News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hounding
  1. pursuit
  2. chasing
  3. urging
  4. tracking
  5. pursuing
  6. begging
  7. tracing
  8. escorting
Noun
  • Social media video captured an unconventional pursuit in Los Angeles over the weekend, when a runaway pig led a wild chase through the streets of West Hollywood before it was finally captured.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His reinstatement as judge after Assad was toppled and fled the country for Russia in December 2024 is an illustration of the country’s pursuit of transitional justice.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursuit
Verb
  • According to Linnane, dressing like an Italian isn’t about chasing whatever fashion trend is dominating social media.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Final Thoughts The Qidi Max 4 feels like a machine designed for people who care more about capability, material flexibility, and printing large, functional parts than chasing a perfectly polished consumer-appliance experience.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasing
Verb
  • Detectives are urging anyone with information or surveillance footage to come forward.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Hicks’ rare public move urging low-polling Democratic candidates, which included every minority candidate of color in the race, to consider their viability sparked widespread controversy during the primary.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of urging
Noun
  • Many tech companies are considering ways to add blood-sugar tracking to their consumer wearables and fitness apps.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Secretary added that his numbers also include tankers which had transited the Strait of Hormuz with their lights and transponders turned off, keeping them hidden from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and tracking satellites.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracking
Verb
  • In other words, Disney said that its rationale for pursuing a new theme park in a new market remains unchanged.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For some college students in Miami, snagging a job interview may not be the only challenge in pursuing a career.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • Jurors heard a harrowing voicemail left by Johnson begging one of her friends for help as Williams butchered her, stabbing her five times in the chest and four times in her back.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Aemond, still recovering from his mother’s poison, is mopier than usual, begging Alys to be left alone.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of begging
Noun
  • Conahan was arrested in February 1997, accused of raping Montgomery, strangling him and cutting off his genitals to eliminate DNA tracing.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Health officials say the mistrust has also made contact tracing and early treatment more difficult, particularly in remote communities affected by rebel violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracing
Verb
  • These workers regularly visited pregnant women’s homes, explained the warning signs of complications and urged them to attend prenatal appointments, often escorting them there.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • McClain is a recipient of ISP’s Life Saving Award for escorting four people out of a burning building.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of escorting

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