hound
noun
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
are hounding
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present progressiveof hound.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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But carriers, which face potential multimillion-dollar penalties, are hounding customers to collect their goods.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021
It’s important that your students understand that they have your understanding, and that they know you are more concerned with their well-being than you are hounding them for assignments or attendance.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2021
Berlin’s Antikensammlung has lent a marvellous fifth-century BC red-figure skyphos, or cup, that shows Odysseus shooting his bow at the suitors who are hounding his wife, Penelope.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2019
She says it is "unconscionable" that instead of helping Corinthian borrowers, the department's debt collectors are hounding vast numbers of them.
From US News ● Sep. 29, 2016
My creditors, the usurers, are hounding me to the death; have followed me here to the camp.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Felix Dahn
