Definition of "hounding" []

• Present participle of hound. (verb)
• Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless. (noun)
• The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck. (noun)

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• "Father Browne's success in hounding Peggy Mountain out of Ferryland suggests a widening of the wedge."
• ""I wouldn't use the word hounding," she said coyly."
• "The courage and daring of our small, lightly armed cruisers in hounding a heavily gunned pocket battleship into the temporary refuge of a neutral port is beyond all praise."