Main Entry: har·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈher-ē, ˈha-rē\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): har·ried; har·ry·ing

Etymology: Middle English harien, from Old English hergian; akin to Old High German heriōn to lay waste, heri army, Greek koiranos ruler

Date: before 12th century

1 : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
2 : to force to move along by harassing <harrying the terrified horses down out of the mountains — R. A. Sokolov>
3 : to torment by or as if by constant attack

synonyms see worry