hounding

noun — 2 senses

hounding

noun

/ˈhaʊndɪŋ/

Etymology From hound + -ing.

1

Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.

Elsewhere, the hounding of Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank who briefly flirted with politics, was vindictive.2011 July 30, “Embraceable you”, in The Economist:

2

Nautical, Transport Dated The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

Derived terms: rockhounding

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