Harrying
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who harries or harasses.
"The northern pirates were now swarming on every sea, and the coasts of Britain, Gaul, and Germany were all alike desolated by their harryings."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of harry form-of, gerund, participle, present
"The Colombians' ire was raised even more 10 minutes later when the referee showed a yellow card to [James] Rodríguez – who was apoplectic at the decision – for an innocuous trip that was, as Rodríguez vociferously pointed out with multiple hand gestures, a first offense compared with Fernandinho's harrying."
Example
More examples"The raiders then spent three months harrying and burning the area."
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