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dogging

UK
/ˈdɒɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɑɡɪŋ/

Translations

dogginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdɒɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɔɡɪŋ/
Used attributively as a participial adjective meaning ‘persistently following or troubling’ or relating to public sexual activity (Brit. slang).
The project faced dogging problems that delayed completion.
Le projet a été confronté à des problèmes persistants qui ont retardé son achèvement.
Additional translations
de libertinage en plein airArgot britannique, emploi attributif.
Synonyms
persistent
relentless
tenacious
unrelenting
nagging
constant
ceaseless
unremitting
perpetual
continuous
pursuing
hounding
tailing
tracking
doggingnoun
doggings
pl
The detective's dogging of the suspect eventually led to a breakthrough in the case.
La filature du suspect par le détective a fini par conduire à une avancée décisive dans l'affaire.
Additional translations
libertinage en plein airArgot britannique.
Synonyms
stalking
pursuing
following
tailing
dogverb

dogging

Gerund

dogged
Past Simple
dogged
Past Participle
dogging
Gerund
UK
/dɒɡ/
US
/dɑɡ/
poursuivreSuivre de près et avec insistance.
The paparazzi dogged the celebrity everywhere she went.
Les paparazzis ont poursuivi la célébrité partout où elle allait.
Additional translations
harcelerPar extension, causer des difficultés ou des tourments continus.
fainéanterArgot américain; familier.
Synonyms
follow
tail
shadow
stalk
pursue
track
trail
hound
plague
beset
harass
torment
trouble
persecute

Definitions

dogginggerund / present participle
Persistently following, troubling, or staying close to someone or something.
The project faced dogging problems that delayed completion.
Relating to or involving sexual activity carried out or watched in public places (British slang, attributive).
Police increased patrols to curb dogging behaviour at the site.
doggingnoun
The act of following someone closely and persistently.
The detective's dogging of the suspect eventually led to a breakthrough in the case.
A British slang term for engaging in or watching sexual activities in a public place, typically a car park.
The local authorities increased patrols in the area to curb the rise in dogging incidents.
dogverb
To follow or track closely and persistently.
The paparazzi dogged the celebrity everywhere she went.
To cause continual trouble or distress.
The project was dogged by technical difficulties from the start.
US slang, usually with "it". To act lazily or with little effort; to loaf or shirk.
"He was supposed to be running drills, but he kept dogging it on the sidelines."
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