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 de gíria do inglês britânico que descreve comportamento insistente, persistente ou implacável, frequentemente com conotação negativa de perseguição ou importunação.

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.

   🇵🇹Persistente

   Sinônimos: 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 ou seguir alguém de perto, com insistência. Pode também indicar perseguir alguém de forma implacável, como um cão de caça farejando uma pista.

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

   Sinônimos: followhoundpursueshadowstalktailtracktrail

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Perseguir

   Sinônimos: besetbotherharryhoundpersecutepesterplaguetorment

   Antônimos: aidassisthelprelieve

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