Synonyms of hounding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

hounding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hound

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leading
• guiding
• heading
• piloting

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hounding

Noun

To Siebel Newsom, the critiques of her work and the federal probe are part of a broader hounding of women who enter the public sphere. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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