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HOUNDED (7)
hound
hound, hunt, trace - v
pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
If people hound, they hunt, too, but just in an annoying way. A man can hound a woman by asking for a date 10 times. A hounding person is persistent and probably annoying.
in a sentence
They were hounded out of the country.
The family were hounded out of their home by 18 months of abuse.
She had been hounded by her ex-boyfriend for months.
etymology
"hunt with hounds," 1520s, from hound (n.). Figurative sense "pursue relentlessly" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Hounded; hounding.
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