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harrying 1 of 2

noun

as in harassment
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another to be spared from the relentless harrying of telemarketers, she stopped answering the phone

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harrying

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verb

present participle of harry
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as in marauding

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as in harassing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harrying
  1. harassment
  2. marauding
  3. harassing
  4. disturbance
  5. plundering
  6. haranguing
  7. pillaging
  8. berating
Noun
  • Eckhart disputed the network’s explanation and alleged she was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about harassment and a toxic workplace.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Some incidents of harassment against tribal spearers still occur every season in the area.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of harassment
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the bubble wrap will be coming off against a marauding Denver defense.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Supposedly posing a threat to their idyll on the outskirts are various marauding splinter groups running amok through the barren wasteland of the American Mountain West.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of marauding
Verb
  • The Lincoln-Way East High School board voted to allow six students accused of racially harassing students from Homewood-Flossmoor to withdraw.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Koumas did not stop running until he was substituted after 82 minutes, harrying and harassing the experienced centre-back duo of Marco Senesi and Tosin Adarabioyo while also providing an outlet.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of harassing
Noun
  • One study links living near new Kern County oil and gas wells to higher infection risk, while massive housing and solar construction promise more soil disturbance and airborne, infectious dust.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At first, Lara seems like a disturbance in Ruby’s fantasy of private election.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbance
Verb
  • In fact, plundering England’s lower leagues is a rich source of unique goals, from Ballard’s spectacular effort to this cheeky one from Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March in their 1-0 League Two win over Northampton on Saturday.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly three decades later, Cornelius is still partying and plundering, though usually in a more relaxed fashion and with less of a Beach Boys influence.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of plundering
Verb
  • During testimony this week, Warsh sought to emphasize his independence from the White House, which was called into question after months of Trump haranguing Powell over interest rates.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Definition of haranguing
Verb
  • Sudan’s civil war, a conflict credibly described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, has seen violence matched only by the belligerents’ rapacity in pillaging the country’s riches.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes the very entities owning these hospitals and nursing homes are purposely bankrupting them, pillaging them of their value to maximize the owners’ profits.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of pillaging
Verb
  • After berating Allensworth, Medvedev returned to the baseline.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • To be clear, Miss Manners does not defend your mother berating you and your boyfriend.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of berating
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“Harrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harrying. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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