What is another word for hounding ?

Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless

Noun

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats

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Noun

An instance of bashing

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

offense^US

offence^UK

totaling^US

totalling^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to harass, bother or persecute, especially relentlessly

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

searching high heaven

victimizing^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

victimising^UK

getting on your nerves

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

driving round the bend

mistreating

attacking

making things hot for someone

discriminating against

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

driving round the twist

putting the squeeze on

making somebody's hackles rise

making it hot for someone

bumming out

getting across

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

getting under your skin

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

harping on

prompting

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

pushing about

bearing a grudge towards

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

inflicting suffering on

belabouring^UK

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

making your blood boil

ruffling one's feathers

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

driving you up the wall

getting on one's nerves

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

leading someone a merry dance

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

getting in the hair of

belaboring^US

bombarding

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

bringing pressure to bear on

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

having your knife into

jumping on one's case

keeping complaining to

busting someone's balls

ruling with a rod of iron

bringing under the yoke

riding roughshod over

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

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“Some unscrupulous collectors hound their debtors, calling them constantly to pressure them into paying what they are owed.”

Verb

following on the heels of

Present participle for to follow or pursue, typically in order to keep track of, or to apprehend, someone

following the trail of

treading on the heels of

rushing after

lurking in the shadows

keeping under surveillance

keeping pace with

dogging the footsteps of

keeping up the pace with

camping on the doorstep of

making romantic advances to

giving the come-on to

keeping under observation

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“They relentless hound the target, chasing, not letting up, until it is treed, exhausted, and has nowhere to go.”

Verb

using strong-arm tactics on

Present participle for to force or pressure someone to do something

putting the screws on

putting the squeeze on

bringing pressure to bear on

twisting someone's arm

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

putting under an obligation

demanding

breathing down someone's neck

coming at

having someone do something

galvanizing^US

riding roughshod over

turning the screws on

tightening the screws on

having

tightening the screw on

holding a gun to one's head

putting through the wringer

galvanising^UK

lighting a fire under

firing the enthusiasm of

getting going

firing the imagination of

getting someone going

putting the screws to

exerting influence on

leaving someone no option

making indebted

pressurizing into

coercing into

putting the frighteners on

making an offer they can't refuse

bringing force to bear on

throwing your weight around

training

leaving someone no option but to

bringing pressure to bear upon

behoving

leaving no choice but to

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“So why did you hound him into admitting he was meeting me today?”

Verb

Present participle for to deter or cause to feel fear, especially by threats of violence

using strong-arm tactics on

harrying

oppressing

persecuting

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

twisting someone's arm

scaring the bejesus out of

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

playing the heavy with

riding roughshod over

imperiling^US

imperilling^UK

making threats against

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Verb

Present participle for to be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion

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