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Webster 1913 Edition


Hounding

Hound′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act of one who hounds.
2.
(Naut.)
The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

Definition 2024


hounding

hounding

English

Verb

hounding

  1. present participle of hound

Noun

hounding (plural houndings)

  1. Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
    • 2011, "Embraceable you", The Economist, 30 Jul 2011:
      Elsewhere, the hounding of Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank who briefly flirted with politics, was vindictive.
  2. (nautical) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.