Associations to the word «Beleaguering»

Wiktionary

BELEAGUER, verb. To besiege; to surround with troops.
BELEAGUER, verb. To vex, harass, or beset.

Dictionary definition

BELEAGUER, verb. Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer".
BELEAGUER, verb. Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne