besieging
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verb (used with object), be·sieged, be·sieg·ing.
1.
to lay siege to.
2.
to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround: Vacationers besieged the travel office.
3.
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to surround (a fortified area, esp a city) with military forces to bring about its surrender |
| 2. | to crowd round; hem in |
| 3. | to overwhelm, as with requests or queries |
| be'sieger | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Think baboon-dinosaurs besieging your local gas-mart.
Publishing houses and magazines were besieging her for manuscripts.
Rather than besieging the city, or waiting to be thrown a key, you build a horse.
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