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dogging
UK
/ˈdɒɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɑɡɪŋ/
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dogging
gerund / 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).
Synonyms
unremitting
perpetual
continuous
pursuing
hounding
tailing
tracking
persistent
relentless
tenacious
unrelenting
nagging
constant
ceaseless
dogging
noun
doggings
pl
преследование
The constant dogging by the paparazzi made the celebrity's life difficult.
Постоянное преследование папарацци усложняло жизнь знаменитости.
слежка
The private investigator was hired for dogging the suspect.
Частного детектива наняли для слежки за подозреваемым.
Additional translations
охота
Synonyms
tailing
following
pursuing
stalking
dog
verb
dogging
Gerund
dogged
Past Simple
dogged
Past Participle
dogging
Gerund
UK
/dɒɡ/
US
/dɑɡ/
преследовать
The paparazzi dogged the celebrity everywhere she went.
Папарацци преследовали знаменитость, куда бы она ни пошла.
Synonyms
tail
follow
persecute
hound
shadow
stalk
pursue
track
trail
plague
beset
harass
torment
trouble
Definitions
dogging
gerund / 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.
dogging
noun
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.
dog
verb
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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