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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Recent Examples of hounding

Noun

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 Zach Benson, who only turned 21 last week, was an absolute menace for the Sabres, with his puck-hounding, playmaking and overall two-way game. —

Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 20 May 2026

Verb

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 Members of the media followed the family constantly, hounding them for quotes. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 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 The searches add to a growing list of legal cases that are hounding Spain's Socialists. —

ABC News, 27 May 2026 At times texts showed Diamantis hounding them for his payment and threatening to remove them from school jobs if he wasn’t paid. —

Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026 San Diego is where Pitino’s basketball ghosts, after hounding him for decades, were sent far away, perhaps for good. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, the individuals in question continue hounding her for autographs and photos. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026 Democrats are hounding the president and other Republicans on affordability, an issue that resonates with voters. —

Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026

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Noun

After hours of driving around Los Angeles County, the California Highway Patrol successfully ended the pursuit with a PIT maneuver in Lancaster.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 19 June 2026
More a sophisticated salon than sports bar, Champagne is doing the invigorating work for those in the pursuit of luxury and a hat trick that giant LED screens will be doing elsewhere.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026