Hounding and Seeking

Hounding

Hounding noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.
Usage example: the rock star eventually couldn't take the constant hounding by reporters and fans

Seeking and hounding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seeking" instead a noun "Hounding".

Nearby Words: hound, hounded

Seeking

Seeking noun - The act of searching for something.
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Synonyms for Seeking

Hounding and seeking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hounding" instead a noun "Seeking".

Nearby Words: seek, seeker

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Maid in Manhattan No Celebrities Were Harmed: Christopher is essentially a Republican version of John Kennedy, Jr.—mentions of him being the 3rd or 4th member of his family to seek political office, him seeking the very office his father held, the paparazzi constantly hounding him, etc.
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