BIRD-DOGGING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

bird-dogging

verb

Definition of bird-dogging

present participle of bird-dog

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife

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There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Produced almost exclusively by Oscar Scheller — who has crafted tracks for PinkPantheress and Lily Allen — the 12-track project finds Kelela chasing intimacy, desire and emotional refuge in the midst of an increasingly chaotic world.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of chasing

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Wallace is instrumental in Black identifying and tracking down her killer and hopefully bringing home those missing kids.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Hubbell’s business was born from tracking the tasks required to run her home and family.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tracking

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Now, in advising the UCAA, Abruzzo is pursuing the same broader objective through state labor agencies, such as Oregon’s Employment Relations Board, which primarily has jurisdiction over state and local government employers.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Moya was pursuing asylum, and says he was wrongfully deported to Chile, leaving behind his son and wife.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursuing

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William's engagement in Oslo comes less than 24 hours after he was photographed escorting his oldest son, Prince George for his first day at Eton College on Tuesday.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Nearby hangs Rockwell’s famous 1964 oil painting showing marshals escorting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to an integrated school.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of escorting

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Daily Fiction By Genevieve Plunkett The following is from Genevieve Plunkett's The Lonely Girl's Vegetable Patch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Ties between the two countries, which had deteriorated sharply following a deadly border skirmish in 2020, have been thawing for more than a year.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

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