hounding
Persistent dogged pursuit
Hounding is persistent, aggressive pursuit or harassment.
Someone who is hounding you won't leave you alone—they keep calling, following, demanding: Reporters were hounding her for a statement.
The word evokes the relentless chase of hunting dogs tracking prey.
He finally quit after months of hounding from creditors.
Persistent unwanted attention
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- tormentingCausing severe distress
harassing · bothering · annoying · hassling · dogging · pressing · importuning · dunning
Following to catch
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- trailingFollowing behind something
- tailingSecretly following someone
- shadowingFollowing to observe
following · dogging · pursuing · running down · seeking · searching · investigation · surveillance
Monitoring location over time
- chasingFollowing to catch
- pursuingSeeking to attain
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- trailingFollowing behind something
scenting · foxhunting · beagling · coursing · bloodhounds · quarry · game · pack
Continuing despite difficulty
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- tirelessNever losing energy
incessant · constant · unceasing · nonstop · continuous · sustained · prolonged · intensive
Harming or exploiting someone
- targetingSelecting as objective
- tormentingCausing severe distress
- oppressingUnjustly burdening or controlling
- persecutingHarassing cruelly, often systematically
witch-hunting · scapegoating · vilifying · demonizing · maligning · hatchet job · smear campaign · trolling
pestering
Persistent unwanted attention
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
tormenting · harassing · bothering · annoying · hassling · dogging · pressing · importuning · dunning · hectoring
chasing
Following to catch
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- trailingFollowing behind something
- tailingSecretly following someone
shadowing · following · dogging · pursuing · running down · seeking · searching · investigation · surveillance · stakeout
tracking
Monitoring location over time
trailing · scenting · foxhunting · beagling · coursing · bloodhounds · quarry · game · pack · cry
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
tireless · incessant · constant · unceasing · nonstop · continuous · sustained · prolonged · intensive · aggressive
victimizing
Harming or exploiting someone
- targetingSelecting as objective
- tormentingCausing severe distress
- oppressingUnjustly burdening or controlling
persecuting · witch-hunting · scapegoating · vilifying · demonizing · maligning · hatchet job · smear campaign · trolling · cyberbullying
- annoying behaviorsnagging, pestering, bothering, irritating, aggravating
- interferenceinterfering, meddling, intruding, butting in, obstructing
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- irritatingannoying, aggravating, bothersome, exasperating, frustrating
- pursuitchase, chasing, pursuit, chase down, pursue
- promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, cue, hint
houndingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
leaving alone · neglecting · abandoning · avoiding · disregarding
houndingsoothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
comforting · calming · reassuring · supporting · easing
- rock houndingCollecting minerals recreationally
hound, hounds, hounded, greyhound, bloodhound, foxhound, wolfhound, deerhound, elkhound