Synonyms of dogging

dogging 1 of 2

noun

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another

the merciless dogging of the Hollywood couple by the press

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursuit
• tracking
• tracing
• chasing
• trailing
• tailing
• search
• tagging
• hounding
• chase
• shadowing
• pursuing
• following
• hot pursuit
• trail
• track
• seeking
• path
• tagging along

dogging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dog

1

as in chasing

to go after or on the track of

star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chasing
• tracking
• pursuing
• escorting
• following
• hounding
• trailing
• tailing
• tracing
• accompanying
• tagging
• shadowing
• bird-dogging
• coursing
• running after
• watching
• running
• hunting
• seeking
• observing
• eyeing
• chaperoning
• searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

2

as in hounding

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders

tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hounding
• urging
• nagging
• begging
• bothering
• needling
• picking at
• pecking (at)
• badgering
• henpecking
• harassing
• pushing
• plaguing
• annoying
• pestering
• riding
• bugging
• baiting
• insisting
• egging
• harrying
• hassling
• spurring
• nitpicking
• pressuring
• goading
• prompting
• vexing
• prodding
• inciting
• fussing (about or over)
• carping (at)
• exhorting
• coaxing
• irking
• pleading
• yapping (at)
• cajoling
• chivying
• wheedling
• importuning
• pressing
• blandishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complimenting
• recommending
• praising
• commending
• touting
• applauding
• lauding
• extolling
• building up
• eulogizing
• acclaiming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dogging

Noun

Hosted by South Florida hip-hop icon Trick Daddy, the event showcases bull riding, women’s barrel racing, chute dogging, and ranch bronc riding. — Jim Rassol, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Top-name cowboys competed in the three days of bronc riding, bull dogging, bull riding and calf riding. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

There was plenty of hot-dogging to go around. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 June 2026

So, sometimes silence and solitude is necessary, and just like sitting on a plane watching nothing, doing nothing, just staring blankly at … it's called raw-dogging a flight. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

As for how raw-dogging became a topic of conversation? — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

He's just been straight raw-dogging the last three days, staring off into space. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Verb

Investors have been ratcheting up their expectations for the industry as some companies hike their outlooks and get a better handle on rising medical costs in those plans – an issue that has been dogging the broader sector for more than two years. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 July 2026

There is a new solution to a problem that's been dogging the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Stuck with no way out, and the Hexts’ head of security Jon (Lee Jae-yoon) dogging her steps, Cola hid the drive in an empty vodka bottle before she was forced down to the engine room to be held captive. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

No bins or baskets, just raw-dogging it up there (for lack of a better phrase). — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 30 May 2026

Beyond the subtle nod to the Apple TV show, Carden, 46, recently talked to PEOPLE about Cola's surprising habit of raw-dogging her flights. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

Offshore Data Centers Face Challenges Aikido’s plan avoids the prickly not-in-my-backyard complaints that are dogging both onshore wind and data-center projects. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026

Bloomingdale’s recent performance provides some affirmation that with proper execution, the department store model is still viable, despite what have been decades of consolidation and skepticism dogging the sector. — David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026

But the downbeat mood also seemed to reflect the lackluster indie-film business that’s been dogging the festival for years. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026