- present participle of hound.
hounding
Example Sentences
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After the hounding of Diana by the paparazzi, he says he personally rang tabloid newspaper editors to disinvite them from the Abbey funeral, after their invitations had already been sent out.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Her only sin was being right too early and too often — and the world never stopped hounding her for it.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Spitzer set the mold for the modern, powerful state attorney general by ruthlessly hounding Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Hadwick argued that hounding bears would increase their fear of humans, which she said some are starting to lose: “We’re keeping them in the forest, where they belong.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
When even the bellhops and waiters started hounding her, she had to escape to another hotel.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
