Hound - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |haʊnd|  American pronunciation of the word hound
Brit.  |haʊnd|  British pronunciation of the word hound

noun

- any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
- someone who is morally reprehensible (syn: blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel)

verb

- pursue or chase relentlessly (syn: hunt, trace)
the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him

Extra examples

...in the yard an old hound greeted us with a single bark...

...a camera hound even before the baby arrived, he's now become obsessive...

He is being hounded by the press.

They hounded me with questions.

They hounded me for my autograph.

They could follow their hounds (ride to their hounds) for hours.

Someone is hounding down at me in a vehicle.

Her ex-boyfriend still hounds her.

The boy is hounding his parents for buying a car.

After the court case Lee was hounded relentlessly by the press.

...my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears...

...the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink...

...the basset hound was so obese that its stomach touched the floor...

This hound favours his leg.

The police have promised to hound down those responsible for the explosion.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hound
he/she/it: hounds
present participle: hounding
past tense: hounded
past participle: hounded
noun
singular: hound
plural: hounds
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