Definitions for hounding

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hounding hound·ing

Spelling: [houn-ding]

IPA: /ˈhaʊn dɪŋ/

Hounding is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 145 anagrams from letters in hounding (dghinnou).

Definitions for hounding

noun

1. the portion of a lower mast between the cheeks or hounds and the deck.
2. the portion of an upper mast between the cap of the mast below and the hounds above.
3. the part of a bowsprit projecting beyond the stem.
4. one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
5. Informal. any dog.
6. a mean, despicable person.
7. Informal. an addict or devotee:
8. one of the pursuers in the game of hare and hounds.

Idioms

1. follow the hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, especially as a member of the field.
2. ride to hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, whether as a member of the field or of the hunt staff.

verb (used with object)

1. to hunt or track with hounds, or as a hound does; pursue.
2. to pursue or harass without respite:
3. to incite (a hound) to pursuit or attack; urge on.
4. Informal. to incite or urge (a person) to do something (usually followed by on).

Origin of hounding

First recorded in 1850-55; hound² + -ing¹

Examples for hounding

Miss Whiteside had no particular reason for hounding and persecuting me.

It will be the last plot of the Jesuits, who are hounding to death poor Leo.

No; delivered by some confounded bailiff, who's been hounding me.

hounding Sanford out of office in this moment of maximum pain and political damage could have a similar effect in South Carolina.

Also, for those of you hounding me about how I can keep supporting Romney, that post will go up tomorrow.

William knew this; yet here he was, hounding me out of the club!

Once we get out into the real world, we continue to follow their every step, hounding them everywhere.

Why should he be hounding me like a wild beast, if it were not for your sake?

And we are, to my knowledge, the only nation that has hounding down joy written into our foundational documents.

But like Spitzer in New York, hounding him out of office now would prompt resignation remorse later.