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beleaguering definition
beleaguering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb beleaguer 1 of 2 senses of beleaguer Sense 2 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => blockade, seal off => ebb Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb beleaguer 1 of 2 senses of beleaguer Sense 2 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => blockade, seal off => ebb Entailment of verb beleaguer Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb beleaguer 2 senses of beleaguer Sense 1 tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate Sense 2 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => attack, assail Familiarity of verb beleaguer beleaguer used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb beleaguer Sense 1 tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -------------- Sense 2 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => attack, assail -------------- Grep of noun beleaguering beleaguering Overview of noun beleaguering The noun beleaguering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade -- (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack) Overview of verb beleaguer The verb beleaguer has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer -- (annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer") 2. besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up "The Turks besieged Vienna") Overview of noun beleaguering The noun beleaguering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade -- (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack) Overview of verb beleaguer The verb beleaguer has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer -- (annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer") 2. besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up "The Turks besieged Vienna")
beleaguering definition
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