Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harrying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: har-ry-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of harry

noun

The act of one who harries or harasses.

Example Sentences

"The Colombians' ire was raised even more 10 minutes later when the referee showed a yellow card to [James] Rodríguez – who was apoplectic at the decision – for an innocuous trip that was, as Rodríguez vociferously pointed out with multiple hand gestures, a first offense compared with Fernandinho's harrying."
"The northern pirates were now swarming on every sea, and the coasts of Britain, Gaul, and Germany were all alike desolated by their harryings."

Inflected Forms

harryings (plural)

Questions

What does harrying mean?: present participle and gerund of harry

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