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dogging

UK
/ˈdɒɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɑɡɪŋ/
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).
Translations
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.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
persistent
relentless
tenacious
unrelenting
nagging
constant
ceaseless
unremitting
perpetual
continuous
pursuing
hounding
tailing
tracking
doggingnoun
doggings
pl
Translations
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.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
stalking
pursuing
following
tailing
dognoun
Definitions
A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.
The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of a fox or a domesticated breed.
The dog fox was seen prowling near the henhouse.
A despicable man or youth.
He was considered a dog for betraying his friends.
A mechanical device for gripping, holding, or fastening something.
The carpenter used a dog to hold the wood in place while he sawed it.
An informal term for a hot dog, a type of sausage served in a sliced bun.
I ordered a dog with mustard and onions at the baseball game.
Informal. Something that is of poor quality or a commercial failure.
The expensive marketing campaign could not save the product—it was a dog at the box office.
Informal (chiefly US, usually in the plural). A person's feet.
"My dogs are killing me after that long hike."
dogverb

dogging

ing-form

dogged
Past Simple
dogged
Past Participle
dogging
ing-form
UK
/dɒɡ/
US
/dɑɡ/
Translations
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.
Definitions
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."
Synonyms
follow
tail
shadow
stalk
pursue
track
trail
hound
plague
beset
harass
torment
trouble
persecute
dogadjective
Definitions
Relating to or intended for dogs; canine.
They stock a wide range of dog treats and toys.
dogpast participle
Definitions
Marked by stubborn or determined perseverance.
Her dogged determination eventually led to success.
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