dogging

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

• 🇫🇷Adjectif d'argot utilisé en anglais britannique pour décrire un comportement insistant, obstiné ou persistant, souvent avec une connotation négative de harcèlement ou de poursuite.

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.

   🇫🇷poursuite acharnée

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant suivre ou poursuivre quelqu'un avec insistance, souvent de manière pénible ou harcelante.

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.

   🇫🇷Suivre de manière insistante

   Synonymes: followhoundpursueshadowstalktailtracktrail

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Harceler

   Synonymes: besetbotherharryhoundpersecutepesterplaguetorment

   Antonymes: aidassisthelprelieve

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