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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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
  • Unlike the Tribune, none of the outlets Welch spoke with had interviewed the harassment victims, leaving Welch to present a largely one-sided account.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Uber has been overhauling its handling of assault and harassment claims against drivers after more attention was put on the issue.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of harassment
Verb
  • Other skulls and long bones uncovered at the site, which Carr says was among the most important in Miami-Dade, were destroyed by a gang of marauding boys.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Between matches, fans were able to relax with a somewhat less-marauding version of Haaland, as the 25-year-old put in an appearance on the late-night show FIFA World Cup on Fox After Hours with James Corden.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of marauding
Verb
  • Moreno asked the Ohio judge overseeing the case to grant a restraining order that would prohibit Miller from harassing, physically touching, and/or verbally or electronically threatening Moreno’s counsel.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Baldoni denied ever harassing Lively or retaliating against her.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of harassing
Noun
  • Not getting enough sleep, not being able to get to sleep and waking up during the night are all signs of sleep disturbances.
    — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • What begins as relatively weak shear disturbances can quickly evolve into major waves and vortices.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbance
Verb
  • In vivid strokes of saffron orange and seafoam green watercolors, Wilson rendered a vibrant portrait of herself plundering birthday cake by the handful as party guests languished around the frame.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
  • Historians theorize that, among several other factors, these sea peoples plundering the Mediterranean helped usher in a Dark Age where the ability to read and write was lost in Ancient Greece.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 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
  • 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
  • At a time when security measures were more relaxed, hard-up antique print dealer Robert Kindred spent the summer of 1980 pillaging rare books and antique illustrations from academic libraries nationwide.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of pillaging
Verb
  • His tenure came to an end when video surfaced of a drunken Galliano berating other customers at a Paris bar with vile antisemitic insults.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a local store director of Nordstrom, Marco Esquivel, was caught berating and cussing at the girls, their mothers and fellow Cunningham supporters.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of berating
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