The meaning of Hounded

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

verb

To make someone slightly angry or upset

Usage examples:

I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

noun

A heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat.

Usage examples:

They do, however, both belong to the same mustelidae family which also encompasses badgers, skunks …

verb

Repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester.

Usage examples:

Tom had finally badgered her into going

noun

An animal that digs holes in the ground, where it lives, and comes out at night to feed

Usage examples:

He badgered officials at the american embassy to help.

verb

(of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to.

Usage examples:

Projects like this are bedevilled by a shortage of cash

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘bother!’ she muttered

verb

Intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words.

Usage examples:

A witness is being browbeaten under cross-examination

verb

To ask or demand continually that someone do something

Usage examples:

He objected that mcdonald was browbeating the witness.

noun

A harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium.

Usage examples:

Their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs

verb

Conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly.

Usage examples:

Their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged

noun

A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable.

Usage examples:

He is a ranting, domineering bully

verb

Seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable).

Usage examples:

Her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school

adjective

Very good; excellent.

Usage examples:

The statue really looked bully

verb

Tell (someone) repeatedly to do something.

Usage examples:

An association which chivvies government into action

verb

To encourage someone to do something they do not want to do

Usage examples:

He kept putting off writing the report so i had to chivvy him along., i had to chivvy him into writ…

abbreviation

(in genealogies) daughter.

Usage examples:

Henry m. georgina 1957, 1s 2d

contraction

Had.

Usage examples:

They'd already gone

noun

The fourth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Each half resembles a uppercase letter d, so the two parts of the cyclotron are known as dees.

noun

(in christian and jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; satan.

Usage examples:

Belief in the devil

verb

Act as a junior assistant for a barrister or other professional.

Usage examples:

There is the possibility of devilling for fellow members of the bar

noun

An evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and horns

Usage examples:

What the devil are you doing?

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

idiom

To make things difficult or unpleasant for someone

Usage examples:

Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping., my mother gave me a really hard…

idiom

To make things difficult or unpleasant for someone

Usage examples:

Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping., my mother gave me a really hard…

verb

Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Usage examples:

Being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless

verb

Annoy continually or chronically

verb

To annoy or trouble someone repeatedly

Usage examples:

He claimed that the police continued to harass foreign journalists., she felt she was being harasse…

verb

Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory).

Usage examples:

The raiders then spent three months harrying and burning the area

verb

To repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel worried or angry

Usage examples:

She harried the authorities, writing letters and gathering petitions.

noun

Irritating inconvenience.

Usage examples:

The hassle of child care

verb

Harass; pester.

Usage examples:

You want to sit and relax and not get hassled

noun

A situation that causes difficulty or trouble, or an argument

Usage examples:

Bad weather was the major hassle during our trip., i got into a hassle with my father about being l…

adjective

Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

Usage examples:

A heavy and bulky load

noun

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

Usage examples:

Meanwhile, he is leading the charge at airport to beef up the runway and expand support facilities …

adverb

Heavily.

Usage examples:

Heavy-laden

verb

Harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Usage examples:

She constantly nags her daughter about getting married

noun

A person who nags someone.

Usage examples:

We don't want to be perceived as nags or, worse still, incompetent.

noun

A horse, especially one that is old or in poor health.

Usage examples:

The old nag the lad fetched smelled sweaty

verb

Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.

Usage examples:

His followers were persecuted by the authorities

verb

To treat people unfairly or cruelly over a period of time because of their race, religion, etc.

Usage examples:

She claimed the government was persecuting its opponents., political/religious persecution, given t…

verb

Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.

Usage examples:

She constantly pestered him with telephone calls

verb

To annoy someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly

Usage examples:

The kids keep pestering me to buy them a new video game.

verb

Sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse).

Usage examples:

Jane and rory were riding their ponies

noun

A journey made on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle, or in a vehicle.

Usage examples:

I took them for a ride in the van

verb

Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

noun

Severe physical or mental suffering.

Usage examples:

Their deaths have left both families in torment

verb

Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.

Usage examples:

He was tormented by jealousy

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain

Usage examples:

[ u ] after three days of torment, she went to a dentist., [ c ] that child acts like it’s a tormen…

noun

Difficulty or problems.

Usage examples:

I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

Usage examples:

[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…