Hassling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who hassles; harassment. countable, uncountable

    "But the bad drugs, the strychnine poisonings and the hasslings of women provided some cause for concern about the identification of rock culture with revolution."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hassle form-of, gerund, participle, present

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bugfussmolestprovokedissonanceado

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"I wish Tom wouldn't keep hassling me."

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