hound someone



hound someone

1. To hunt, chase, or pursue someone relentlessly. Police hounded the suspect for days, pursuing him as far as the border to Mexico, where he was finally arrested.
2. To badger, hector, or pester someone, especially persistently or relentlessly. I wish my boss would stop hounding me about that report. The press hounded the president about the country's involvement in the foreign war.
See also: hound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CephasSEE-fəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
PietraPYE-trahItalian
Shiorishee-o-ṙeeJapanese
Guillaumegee-OMFrench
Ime (1)-Western African, Ibibio
TirasTIE-rəs (English)Biblical