to dog
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6.8
- verb
- /dɔɡ/
- The press continues to dog the politician with questions about the scandal.
- continue to dog
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Watch on YouTubeIt can leave a guilt that dogs the golden child for a lifetime.
- It can leave a guilt that dogs the golden child for a lifetime.
- Trauma bonded patterns that dog me to this day.
- That mindset that I wasn't deserving, that I didn't do it right has dogged me from my entire adulthood.
- But when Steve was just dogging Hill at the line of scrimmage, bodied him.
- But, you know, it dogs even Nobel Prize winning economist.
Examples
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But it's beginning to dog us both.
Fiction book (2002) -
Here are the sample questions that the campaign is asking people to dog lawmakers with.
Blog text (8) -
Now another group, smaller than the first, had appeared to dog his tracks.
Fiction book (1992) -
Beyond the EEOC, several issues continue to dog both employees and management.
Academic text (2001) -
I want to let go of the doubt and insecurity that dog my steps and sometimes turn good days bad.
Blog text (24) -
I think newspapers' precarious financial situations make their executives afraid to dog a lying candidate or official.
Blog text (31) -
AI automation and Asia and I'm not dogging Asian countries in any way shape or form.
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Dog the hatch now!
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But when Steve was just dogging Hill at the line of scrimmage, bodied him.
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Grimes pushes past, but Lampley dogs him.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
∞
2.3
To follow where a person or thing goes
∞
1.0
To run after someone or something to catch them
∞
2.1
Try to get something you want or follow someone to catch them
65
5.9
To follow someone closely and secretly to watch them
61
6.1
To follow and bother someone without stopping
56
1.9
To run after someone or something to catch them
41
2.5
Follow someone closely to try to catch them
15
6.9
To stay very close behind someone, like a trained dog
14
4.1
Start running after someone or something to catch them
Idioms
- Literature
7
8.8
Make people focus on something less important to hide a bigger problem
- Informal
1
9.9
A playful phrase that says another person or pet is welcome too
- Offensive
1
9.7
A person who stops others from using something they neither want nor need
- Informal
1
9.9
A person who finally gets what they wanted but does not know what to do next
- Informal
A person who suddenly succeeds and then does not know what to do next
- Jargon
Use a company's own products to show they work and learn from them
- Archaic
To not have enough evidence to prove someone is guilty or to take action
- Archaic
To keep trying until everything is finished no matter how long it takes
- Informal
Test something first with a small group before using it more widely
- Informal
To keep supporting something until the very end, no matter how long it takes
Phrasal Verbs
- Baby Talk
2
8.3
Challenge someone playfully so they feel they cannot refuse to do something
Compounds
25
2.1
A dog trained to protect people or property by warning and sometimes attacking intruders
- US
13
4.7
A small animal that digs tunnels and lives in large groups on North American grasslands
- Literature
12
8.7
A phrase that sends a hidden message about politics to a certain group
3
3.1
A simple swimming stroke with arms and legs moving one after the other like a dog swims
1
2.5
A large, intelligent dog that works in police teams or guides blind people
- Jargon
1
3.9
A product a company uses inside to test and find problems before public release
1
3.4
A dog trained to alert a person who cannot hear to important sounds like a doorbell or alarm
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb dog comes from how a real dog follows and chases something without giving up, so to 'dog' someone is to follow or trouble them persistently.