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hound

HOWND/haʊnd/

Pluralhounds

Verbhounds, hounding, hounded

8 meanings of hound

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  1. 1
    hunting dognouncountable
    A dog, especially a kind bred for hunting that finds animals by smell or chases them by sight.

    The hound followed the rabbit's smell into the woods.

    Our neighbor keeps three hounds that howl at night.

    Similardog

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  2. 2
    keep botheringverbtransitive
    To keep bothering someone again and again and not leave them alone.

    Reporters hound the singer everywhere she goes.

    My sister hounded me all weekend until I agreed to drive her to the mall.

    UsageOften be hounded by someone.

    Similarharass, pester, badger, harry, plague

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  3. 3
    eager seekernouncountable
    A person who is always trying to get something, like fame or attention.

    Don't be such an attention hound. Let someone else talk for a change.

    Autograph hounds waited for hours outside the stadium gate.

    UsageSay publicity hound or bargain hound.

    Similarseeker, hunter

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Origins

Meanings 1, 3–5

From Old English hund, "dog". Hound was once the usual word for any dog; later it came to mean only hunting dogs.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 4 facts

Meaning 2

From the noun hound.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 1 fact