to harry
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7.6
- verb
- /ˈhɛri/
- He's been pursued and harried across miles of open country.
- harried look
- harried voice
- harried-looking doctor
Examples
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After hours of harrying by the killers, the baby whale is exhausted.
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"You've badgered and harried him enough!" the old man said.
Fiction book (1993) -
Andrew rises, following Iris past office dividers, harried secretaries and overflowing file cabinets.
Fiction book (1993) -
The relentless phone calls harried her throughout the day, making it hard to focus on her work.
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After being harried by his demanding boss for weeks, he decided to take a well-deserved vacation.
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The students felt harried during exam season, unable to find time to study or relax.
Synonyms
256
4.0
Annoy someone again and again to make them feel worried or uncomfortable
229
3.7
To annoy someone by bothering them repeatedly
122
5.6
To cause constant trouble and suffering to people and things
87
3.6
Annoy someone again and again to make them react
65
2.6
To keep criticizing or telling someone to do things in an annoying way
61
6.1
To follow and bother someone without stopping
58
4.4
To bother someone again and again
36
4.7
To annoy someone by asking them the same thing many times
32
3.2
To annoy someone by asking for things again and again
25
8.6
To trouble or annoy someone again and again
20
7.9
To surround and cause repeated problems for someone or something
16
7.5
To annoy someone by criticizing them again and again
9
8.4
Annoy or disturb someone repeatedly
5
8.0
To annoy someone with small, repeated complaints
2
9.8
To tease someone again and again with small mean remarks
1
8.3
To annoy someone again and again with small problems
1
9.9
To bother someone for a long time and cause worry
1
9.9
To frighten or shout at someone to make them do what you want
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7.2
To annoy someone again and again so they feel bothered
1
9.9
To annoy someone by asking or reminding them again and again
To annoy or chase someone again and again
Make someone feel bad by bossing or bullying them
To keep asking or complaining to make someone do something
Compounds
How Persistent
- NSFW
83
7.2
91
7.0
5
7.6
32
3.2
∞
1.0
144
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word harry comes from an old English and Norse word hergian that meant 'to raid'. Over time the idea of a repeated attack turned into the idea of bothering someone, so to harry someone now means to harass or trouble them again and again.