🐕hound

Meaning

to pursue or harass someone persistently

a dog bred for hunting, typically having a keen sense of smell

Example Sentences

Reporters hounded the actor for comments.

The bloodhound tracked the scent through the dense forest.

Example Expressions

to hound someone

Synonyms

harass, pursue, chase, torment, plague, hunting dog, tracker, bloodhound

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harass, pursue, chase, torment, plague

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hunting dog, tracker, bloodhound

Antonyms

ignore, neglect

Collocations

hound relentlessly, hound by the press, hound someone for answers, fox hound, blood hound, scent hound

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hound relentlessly, hound by the press, hound someone for answers

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fox hound, blood hound, scent hound