harry
verb (used with object)
to harass, agitate, or trouble by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguer.
have been harrying
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present perfect progressiveof harry.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Mehsud’s fellow Pushtuns, who say the police have been harrying them for years, held protest marches.
From Economist ● Mar. 8, 2018
In turn, the Chinese have armed the Khmer Rouge guerrillas, who have been harrying Hanoi's occupying army.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of Glengarry's people have been harrying the country.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
