hounding

/หˆhaสŠndษชล‹/

IPA: /HH AW1 N D IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To persistently harass.

    โ€œHe hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.โ€

  2. 2

    To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

noun
  1. 1

    Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.

  2. 2

    The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hound, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hounding