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).
doggingnoun
doggings
pl
The constant dogging by the paparazzi made the celebrity's life difficult.
Постоянное преследование папарацци усложняло жизнь знаменитости.
The private investigator was hired for dogging the suspect.
Частного детектива наняли для слежки за подозреваемым.
Additional translations
dogverb

dogging

Gerund

dogged
Past Simple
dogged
Past Participle
dogging
Gerund
UK
/dɒɡ/
US
/dɑɡ/
The paparazzi dogged the celebrity everywhere she went.
Папарацци преследовали знаменитость, куда бы она ни пошла.

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."