har·ry
Audio Help [har-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, -ried, -ry·ing.
Audio Help [har-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, -ried, -ry·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts. |
| 2. | to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside. |
| 3. | to make harassing incursions. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME herien, OE her(g)ian (deriv. of here army); c. G verheeren, ON herja to harry, lay waste
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] —Synonyms 1. molest, plague, trouble. 2. plunder, strip, rob, pillage.
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Harrying
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tr.v. har·ried, har·ry·ing, har·ries
[Middle English harien, from Old English hergian; see koro- in Indo-European roots.] |
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