dogging

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

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo coloquial usado en inglés británico para describir un comportamiento persistente, insistente o perturbador, a menudo con connotación negativa de acoso o persecución.

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.

   🇪🇸persecución implacable

   Sinónimos: 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.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa perseguir o seguir a alguien de cerca, a menudo de manera insistente o molesta.

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.

   🇪🇸Perseguir persistentemente

   Sinónimos: followhoundpursueshadowstalktailtracktrail

   Antónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸acosar persistentemente

   Sinónimos: besetbotherharryhoundpersecutepesterplaguetorment

   Antónimos: aidassisthelprelieve

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