running after
Giving chase to
Running after means pursuing or chasing someone or something: The dog went running after the squirrel.
It often implies trying to catch up with someone who's ahead or getting away.
Figuratively, running after someone can suggest romantic pursuit or constantly seeking their attention: She's always running after men who aren't interested.
- followingComing after another
- searchingLooking to find
- tailingSecretly following someone
- chasingFollowing to catch
- giving chaseActively following to catch
in hot pursuit · quest · shadowing · pursuit · dogging · seeking · courting · tracking · stalking · wooing · hunting · wild goose chase · striving · targeting · aspiring · endeavoring · hounding · aiming
- pursuitchase, chasing, pursuit, chase down, pursue
running afterevading
Skillfully keeping away from
avoiding · fleeing · eluding · shunning · keeping away from
running aftershunning
Deliberately avoiding someone
avoiding · repelling · pushing away · driving off · rejecting