HOUNDING Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

hounding 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another the actor eventually couldn't take the constant hounding by reporters and fans

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hounding

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verb

present participle of hound

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of after the scandal came to light, the politician was hounded by reporters night and day

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as in urging

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in

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Noun

McDaniels remains a terrific individual defender, who helped take the Nuggets out in the first round with his hounding of Jamal Murray. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 13 July 2026 To Siebel Newsom, the critiques of her work and the federal probe are part of a broader hounding of women who enter the public sphere. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 But that was no surprise in a notoriously toxic period for British tabloids that subjected female stars (both homegrown and American, like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears) to invasions of privacy and public hounding. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Verb

Though some accusations seem to hold water, the headline is his hounding in context. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 McDonnell’s personal circle was also hounding her for repayment. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 The reporting has been gratuitous and inhumane, no one deserves this hounding. — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 These not-so-genial genitors are hounding hiring managers, shadowing their kid’s Zoom calls off-camera, and even applying for jobs on their behalf, per the paper’s reporting, leaving their employers flabbergasted. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 The Miami Dolphins’ 2024 first-round pick has been consistently hounding Miami’s quarterbacks. — Omar Kelly august 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 In the past, Harry has openly blamed the press for hounding his late mother, Princess Diana, before and after her death and more recently his wife, Meghan. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Speaking about the tumultuous relationship on a 2024 episode of SiriusXM's This Life of Mine with James Corden, Miller reflected on the boiling point between the scandalous affair and the chaos of the paparazzi and tabloids hounding them. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026 The Thunder have no weak links defensively and have several guys capable of hounding Jalen Brunson and disrupting Karl-Anthony Towns’ flow. — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hounding

Noun

In a great dramatic irony, his artistic pursuits, far away from the regimented goal of militaristic stoicism, lead to his initial tryout.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
But the same steadfast pursuit that’s placed the attorney at the center of nearly every call for racial justice in the past decade has earned Crump more than a few detractors.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursuit

Verb

Rather than chasing virality and social media hits, Obeid advises restaurants to focus deeper on creating businesses that fulfill a need for the community around them.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
For small business owners, partnering with mid-tier creators is likely a better bet than chasing celebrity endorsements.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

The backlash went beyond online and reached political figures like New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who sent The Met committee a letter urging them to reconsider honoring Galliano.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
The criticism then broadened, with Jewish leaders, museum donors and New York politicians publicly urging the museum to reconsider.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of urging

Noun

The new feature joins other functions available through teen accounts, including trip tracking, PIN verification and audio recording, according to Uber.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated).

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tracking

Verb

The firm is currently pursuing technology evaluations, supply agreements, and corporate partnerships to expand production.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Bonta added that the state is in communication with Snap, and is pursuing conversations with TikTok, with hopes that YouTube will also come to the table.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursuing

Verb

This was in 1824, in London, and Shelley, twenty-seven, and two years the widow of Percy Bysshe Shelley, spent a season begging a mutual friend, the playwright and actor John Howard Payne, to set them up.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
The title was the name of a red-haired, green-eyed young fan Parton met signing autographs, and the story of a woman begging a rival to leave her man alone.

— RJ Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of begging

Noun

But contact tracing has been especially difficult, with 60% to 70% of new cases detected among people who weren't already being monitored, meaning infected people can spread the virus before health workers know to follow them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Conahan was arrested in February 1997, accused of raping Montgomery, strangling him and cutting off his genitals to eliminate DNA tracing.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of tracing

Verb

The striking photo was taken along India's west coast where locals give sea turtle hatchlings (Lepidochelys olivacea) a fighting chance by escorting them from their nests to the water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
In addition, Russian forces struck two tugboats in the Black Sea that were escorting cargo ships carrying Western weapons for Ukraine, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.

— Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of escorting

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