Etymology
Origin of hounding
Example Sentences
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His creditors and vendors—such as cell-tower builders—are hounding him for repayment, and he should have to honor his debts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Plus, hounding bears in the woods would have no impact on the bears knocking over neighborhood trash cans and sneaking into ice cream stores.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
Etzebeth continued to loom large over Van Poortvliet, hounding the Leicester nine and disrupting England's plans to exit their own territory.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024
There’s very little she says in “Chimp Crazy” to the lawyers and judges hounding that’s true, but the biggest whoppers she tells highlight her self-delusion.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024
When even the bellhops and waiters started hounding her, she had to escape to another hotel.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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