beagled
Pursued like prey
Beagled means tracked down or hunted persistently, like a beagle pursuing quarry by scent.
The word appears in informal contexts describing dogged investigation or pursuit: The reporter beagled the story until she found the source of the leak.
Less commonly, beagled describes being exhausted or worn out from such pursuit.
Annoyed with persistence
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- houndedPersistently pursued or pressured
- naggedComplained repeatedly at someone
- hassledPersistently annoyed
harassed · bothered · annoyed · pressured · dogged · plagued · persecuted · tormented
Looked for systematically
- researchedSought knowledge systematically
- investigatedConducted an inquiry
- probedInvestigated in depth
- examinedLooked at closely
scrutinized · dug · ferreted · sleuthed · explored · uncovered · inquired · questioned
pestered
Annoyed with persistence
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- houndedPersistently pursued or pressured
- naggedComplained repeatedly at someone
hassled · harassed · bothered · annoyed · pressured · dogged · plagued · persecuted · tormented · hectored
searched
Looked for systematically
- researchedSought knowledge systematically
- investigatedConducted an inquiry
- probedInvestigated in depth
examined · scrutinized · dug · ferreted · sleuthed · explored · uncovered · inquired · questioned · checked
hounded
Persistently pursued or pressured
trailed · scented · flushed · quarried · coursed · hunted · sniffed · dogged · followed · harried
beagledignored
Purposely not noticed
left alone · abandoned · released · let go · freed
beagledoverlooked
Not noticed or considered
missed · unexamined · uninvestigated · unscrutinized · passed over
- legal beagleSkilled attorney, informal
- HMS Beagle