What is another word for hounding ?

Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless

inquiry^US

enquiry^UK

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Noun

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

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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

victimising^UK

agonizing^US

getting on your nerves

breathing down someone's neck

agonising^UK

bending someone's ear

hacking off

putting out

burning up

driving round the bend

making things hot for someone

discriminating against

tyrannizing^US

tantalizing^US

tyrannising^UK

tantalising^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

driving round the twist

making somebody's hackles rise

making it hot for someone

bumming out

getting across

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

getting your back up

rankling with

getting under your skin

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

demonizing^US

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

demonising^UK

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

disparaging

singling out

getting in the hair of

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

stacking the deck

having your knife into

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

hissing

getting on one's nerves

belaboring^US

bombarding

messing with

driving you up the wall

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

pushing about

bearing a grudge towards

bringing pressure to bear on

putting the squeeze on

jumping on one's case

keeping complaining to

taking it out on

busting chops

busting someone's balls

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting a rise out of

causing discomfort to

hurting somebody's feelings

rubbing you up the wrong way

incommoding

teeing off

giving someone the pip

causing anxiety to

tearing

sweating out

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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

treading on the heels of

following the trail of

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

bringing pressure to bear on

twisting someone's arm

tyrannizing^US

putting the squeeze on

tyrannising^UK

putting under an obligation

demanding

breathing down someone's neck

coming at

working up

having someone do something

riding roughshod over

galvanizing^US

holding a gun to one's head

putting through the wringer

turning the screws on

tightening the screws on

having

tightening the screw on

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

scaring the bejesus out of

telling someone what to do

giving orders

ordering about

ordering around

leaving someone no option

bringing force to bear on

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

making an offer they can't refuse

victimizing^US

leaving someone no option but to

throwing your weight around

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

victimising^UK

making things hot for someone

putting the bite on someone for

worming something out of someone

arm-twisting

blackmailing someone for

obtaining by threats

bringing pressure to bear upon

demanding hush money from

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

Verb

Present participle for to domineer with superior strength or force

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

bringing someone to their knees

threatening

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

gaining ascendancy over

gaining control of

ruling over

riding roughshod over

playing the heavy with

ruling with a rod of iron

ruling with an iron hand

putting screws to

bringing under the yoke

putting the squeeze on

having someone under your thumb

throwing your weight around

being in the saddle

putting the screws on

using strong-arm tactics on

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Verb

becoming an obsession with

Present participle for to preoccupy the mind of someone, typically in a troubling way

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

holding your attention

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