Bedog

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully. transitive

    "That envy, malice, and hatred bedogged his steps, snarling and snapping, is true, but neither his power nor popularity had declined, nor did he think so."

Example

More examples

"That envy, malice, and hatred bedogged his steps, snarling and snapping, is true, but neither his power nor popularity had declined, nor did he think so."

Etymology

From be- + dog.

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