# hounding

Pronunciation: say "HOWN-ding" /ˈhaʊndɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of hound. — present participle and gerund of hound
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of hound. Use it after 'is', 'are' or 'was', or to name the action itself.
   - _Debt collectors kept hounding him with calls at all hours of the night._
   - _After the scandal broke, critics were hounding the senator to resign._

## Noun

2. Pursuit of someone or something, especially when it is persistent or relentless.
   - Simple: Following or going after someone, often again and again without stopping.
   - _The press's relentless hounding of the young prince drew sharp criticism._
   - _Weeks of hounding from creditors finally drove the little shop out of business._

## Noun

3. On a sailing vessel, the part of a mast between the deck and the hounds. *(dated)*
   - Simple: On a ship, the part of a mast from the deck up to the hounds.
   - _The shipwright checked every foot of the hounding for rot before the voyage._
   - _Lightning split the mainmast's hounding a few feet above the deck._

## Origin

Formed from hound + the suffix -ing.

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