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Hounding

//ˈhaʊndɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.

    "Elsewhere, the hounding of Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank who briefly flirted with politics, was vindictive."

  2. 2
    The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck. dated
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hound form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hound + -ing.

Etymology 2

From hound + -ing.

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