What does hound-dog mean?
Hound-dog means (slang, transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To aggressively, relentlessly, or single-mindedly pursue something, often a person for romantic or sexual interest.
Hound-dog
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hound-dog is a verb meaning (slang, transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To aggressively, relentlessly, or single-mindedly pursue something, often a person for romantic or sexual interest.
Meaning
(slang, transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To aggressively, relentlessly, or single-mindedly pursue something, often a person for romantic or sexual interest.
Example Sentences
"Oh, nothing at all. I’ve been hounddogging this mob for what, four, five years?"
And you get a lesson in turkey behavior by hound-dogging the footsteps of these shrewd giants.
She tapped her toe anxiously. "You ought to be hound-dogging the murderer instead of terrorizing little old ladies."
The night-fighters hound-dogged the three bombers for over a hundred miles but never managed to pull within effective firing range.
Word Forms
- hound-dogs
- hound-dogging
- hound-dogged
- hounddog
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How do you use hound-dog in a sentence?
"Oh, nothing at all. I’ve been hounddogging this mob for what, four, five years?"
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