besieged; besieging
1
military
: to surround with armed forces
The army had besieged the castle.
besieger
noun
Examples of besiege in a Sentence
Customers have besieged the company with questions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Imagine an aircraft carrier group besieged by a thousand drones in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea.
—
Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The deadly fire is a heartbreaking ending to a life besieged by challenges.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 June 2025
Cable news is besieged on one side by changing user behavior and on the other by unforgiving economics — one eroding attention, the other bleeding resources.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Take a guess which group was responsible for besieging Laura Bailey, who played Abby in the game, with death threats.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for besiege
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The deadly fire is a heartbreaking ending to a life besieged by challenges.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 June 2025
Cable news is besieged on one side by changing user behavior and on the other by unforgiving economics — one eroding attention, the other bleeding resources.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Take a guess which group was responsible for besieging Laura Bailey, who played Abby in the game, with death threats.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for besiege
Cite this Entry
“Besiege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/besiege. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
besiege
verb
be·siege
bi-ˈsēj 
besieged; besieging
1
: to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing
2
: to trouble with requests
3
: to cause worry or distress to
doubts besieged him
besieger
noun
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share