hounded

We have found lemma(root) word of hounded : hound.

Definitions


[haʊnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent
(e.g: a hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground)

- used in names of dogfishes, e.g. nurse hound, smooth hound


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English hund (in the general sense ‘dog’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hond and German Hund, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kuōn, kun- ‘dog’


[haʊnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly
(e.g: she was hounded by the Italian press)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English hund (in the general sense ‘dog’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hond and German Hund, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kuōn, kun- ‘dog’




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