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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley