1
2
: a mean or despicable person
3
: dogfish
4
: a person who pursues like a hound
especially
: one who avidly seeks or collects something
autograph hounds
hounded; hounding; hounds
1
: to pursue with or as if with hounds
2
: to drive or affect by persistent harassing
hounder
noun
Examples of hound in a Sentence
Noun
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
Verb
He is being hounded by the press.
They hounded me with questions.
They hounded me for my autograph.
hound a politician out of office
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Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
Southern Hemisphere ski resorts, particularly in Chile, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina can receive ample snow, ideal for powder hounds who chase ideal conditions throughout the year.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The Rottweilers being not actual dogs, but Grant's nickname for the snarling, snapping members of the English press who have been hounding him lately.
—Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
For mileage hounds looking for the best odds of nabbing a seat up front, the airline with the largest percentage of seats devoted to first is All Nippon Airways, with about 3.2 percent of its capacity devoted to this class, according to the Cirium data.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 17 Apr. 2025
Southern Hemisphere ski resorts, particularly in Chile, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina can receive ample snow, ideal for powder hounds who chase ideal conditions throughout the year.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Even missing the likes of Lauren James who was ruled out of the game through injury and at points some clinical finishing, Chelsea hounded after a second goal.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The Rottweilers being not actual dogs, but Grant's nickname for the snarling, snapping members of the English press who have been hounding him lately.
—Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Hound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hound. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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hound
1 of 2 noun2
: a dog of any of various hunting breeds having large drooping ears and a deep voice and following their prey by scent or sight
hound
2 of 2 verb
: to pursue with or as if with hounds
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