hound

IPA(Pronunciation)

/haʊnd/

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To persistently harass. / (transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

Japanese Meaning

しつこく嫌がらせをする / （犬を使って）追い詰める・狩りにおいて犬を走らせる

The reporters continued to hound the politician for answers after the scandal.

記者たちはスキャンダルの後、その政治家に答えを求めてしつこく追い回した。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To persistently harass.

He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

We both thought we saw what had the appearance to be a fox, and hounded the dogs at it, but they would not pursue it.

hounds

（ present singular third-person ）

hounding

（ participle present ）

hounded

（ participle past ）

hounded

（ past ）