harrying
Chasing without respite
Harrying is persistent attacking, raiding, or harassment.
Armies harry enemy territory through repeated strikes.
A harried parent is worn down by constant demands.
The word suggests relentless pressure that exhausts or torments: Stop harrying me about the deadline.
Vikings were known for harrying coastal settlements.
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- houndingPersistently pursuing or pressuring
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
- hectoringAggressive verbal intimidation
plaguing · taunting · browbeating · intimidation · victimization · oppression · baiting · heckling
Forcible taking of goods
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- maraudingRoving to plunder
- raidingSudden attack for plunder
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
skirmish · foraging · despoiling · sacking · looting · reaving · brigandage · freebooting
Continuing without pause
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
tireless · persistent · unyielding · unabating · steadfast · indefatigable · unflagging · ceaseless
At the sides of
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- skirmishingMinor military engagement
- besiegingSurrounding a fortification militarily
outmaneuvering · encircling · intercepting · rearguard · reconnaissance · feinting · probing · suppression
persecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- houndingPersistently pursuing or pressuring
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
hectoring · plaguing · taunting · browbeating · intimidation · victimization · oppression · baiting · heckling · goading
plundering
Forcible taking of goods
incursion · skirmish · foraging · despoiling · sacking · looting · reaving · brigandage · freebooting · predatory
relentless
Continuing without pause
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
incessant · tireless · persistent · unyielding · unabating · steadfast · indefatigable · unflagging · ceaseless · constant
flanking
At the sides of
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- skirmishingMinor military engagement
besieging · outmaneuvering · encircling · intercepting · rearguard · reconnaissance · feinting · probing · suppression · engagement
- cavalrycavalry, cavalryman, cavalry brigade, cavalry charges, cavalry officer
- combat tacticsflanking, ambush, feint, skirmish, firefight
- cavalry tacticscavalry charge, cavalry charges, cavalry raids, flanking, flank attack
- plunderlooting, loot, booty, pillaging, spoils
harryingprotecting
Keeping from harm
defending · shielding · guarding · sheltering · nurturing
harryingleaving alone
Ceasing to disturb
letting be · ignoring · releasing · abandoning · withdrawing
harryingsoothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
calming · reassuring · comforting · pacifying · appeasing
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