dogging

A slang adjective used in British English to describe persistent, relentless, or tenacious behavior, often with a negative connotation of harassment or pursuit.

• 🌐صفة عامية في الإنجليزية البريطانية تصف سلوكًا ملحًّا أو متواصلًا لا يهدأ، وغالبًا ما تحمل دلالة سلبية من التتبع أو المضايقة. قد تشير أيضًا إلى الممارسة الجنسية المعروفة باسم dogging.

1. Relentless pursuit C1 formal

   Characterized by persistent and determined following or chasing, as if unable to be shaken off.

   • The detective had a dogging determination to solve the cold case.
   • Her dogging ambition drove her to work day and night.
   • The journalist's dogging questions finally forced the politician to answer.

   🌐ملاحق بلا هوادة

   المرادفات: incessantpersistentrelentlesstenaciousunrelentingunremitting

• more dogging comparative form
• most dogging superlative form

A verb meaning to follow or pursue someone persistently, often in a troublesome or nagging manner.

• 🌐فعل يعني تتبّع شخص أو ملاحقته بإلحاح دون توقف، وغالبًا على نحو مزعج أو مُلِحّ.

1. Follow persistently B2 informal

   To follow someone closely and persistently, often in an annoying way.

   • The paparazzi dogged the celebrity everywhere she went.
   • Reporters dogged the politician with questions.
   • He dogged her footsteps throughout the city.

   🌐التعقب المستمر

   المرادفات: followhoundpursueshadowstalktailtracktrail

   الأضداد: guideleadleave

2. Trouble persistently C1 informal

   To bother or plague someone continuously with problems or demands.

   • Financial worries dogged him for years.
   • Doubts dogged the project from the beginning.
   • Injuries dogged the athlete's career.

   🌐يلاحق

   المرادفات: besetbotherharryhoundpersecutepesterplaguetorment

   الأضداد: aidassisthelprelieve

• dogged past participle
• dogged past simple
• dogging present participle
• dogs third person singular