harass
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester.
are harassing
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present progressiveof harass.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Is there anyone monitoring the UNC Football page for slanderous commentary and subsequently deleting it / blocking users that are harassing BB in the comments?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
They will stay behind bars until their deportation said Jawad, who denied that officers are harassing Afghans.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 7, 2023
“The police are harassing us,” said Maëlle Senly, 23, who said that she had joined several wild protests over the past week.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
The Work and Pensions Select Committee says ministers are harassing people who have made honest mistakes when receiving carer's allowance.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2019
“You are harassing and talking back to an officer of the law,” he shouts.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
