I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A gangling mixed breed of Labradors and mongrel hounds and terriers.
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After a mile or two they passed an old farmer and asked him if he had seen Sir Hugo and the hounds.
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Hark! her hounds are baying through the town.
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I have been informed that this once happened, with the death of a number of hounds.
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Soon after, came the hounds.
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The carcass is then pulled apart, but that is a natural thing for hounds to do.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She had been hounded by her ex-boyfriend for months.
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The couple found themselves hounded by photographers as they left the church.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And now that Soo-Il no longer enjoyed the power of his office, creditors were not afraid to hound him.
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BBut Porter was hounded by death threats from the moment he took office.
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Boorda would have been hounded by questions from reporters.
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Indeed, some expect Clinton to be hounded even after he leaves office.
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Nehru was also hounded by part of the press led by the Daily Express, almost to the day of his death.
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There the Dark Elves had been demoralised by the Witch King's defeat and hounded relentlessly by guerilla forces.
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You really think it's the police who've been hounding us?