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HOUNDING Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word hounding. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word hounding. (close relations)
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hunting
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

persisting
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit

pursuing
verbv
adjective satellite

• following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit

shadowing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of following someone secretly

stalking
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

• the act of following prey stealthily

trailing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

chasing
verbv
noun

• the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

• United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)

• a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

verb

• go after with the intent to catch

• pursue someone sexually or romantically

• cut a groove into

• cut a furrow into a columns

pressuring
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

• a force that compels

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

• an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

• the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• exert pressure on someone through threats

tormenting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• unbearable physical pain

• extreme mental distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

• a severe affliction

• the act of harassing someone

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• treat cruelly

• subject to torture

blackguard
nounn
noun

• someone who is morally reprehensible

verb

• subject to laughter or ridicule

• use foul or abusive language towards

bounder
nounn
noun

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)

cad
nounn
noun

• software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing

• someone who is morally reprehensible

dog
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

• a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman

• informal term for a man

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

• a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

• metal supports for logs in a fireplace

verb

• go after with the intent to catch

heel
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

• the back part of the human foot

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

• the lower end of a ship's mast

• (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

verb

• tilt to one side

• follow at the heels of a person

• perform with the heels

• strike with the heel of the club

• put a new heel on

hunt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

• Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

• an instance of searching for something

• United States architect (1827-1895)

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)

• the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

• the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

verb

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• chase away, with as with force

• yaw back and forth about a flight path

• oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

• seek, search for

• search (an area) for prey

trace
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a just detectable amount

• an indication that something has been present

• a suggestion of some quality

• a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

• either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

• a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

verb

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• to go back over again

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• discover traces of

• make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

• copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

• read with difficulty

hound dog
nounn
noun

• any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

Best Hypernyms For HOUNDING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hounding, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
chase dog scoundrel tag tail track trail villain
Phrases (4)
chase aftergive chasego afterhunting dog

Alternatives for HUNTING

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