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hound

/haʊnd/noun, verb1 syllable

Hound means: someone who is morally reprehensible.

Synonyms for hound16

noun, as in someone who is morally reprehensible

cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, heel

noun, as in any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

hound dog

verb, as in pursue or chase relentlessly

hunt, trace

also used for hound

cur, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, bullyrag, besiege

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What does hound mean?3

noun

1

someone who is morally reprehensible“you dirty dog”

2

any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

verb

1

pursue or chase relentlessly“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hound?21

three syllables

ultrasound
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Hound in a sentence

  • Spring over the ground like a hunting hound.unknown
  • The hound was in full chase of the bear.unknown
  • He runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds.unknown
  • The hounds are in pursuit of the fox.CM
  • The hounds flushed the fox out of its hiding place.darinmex
  • They ran into the garden to save themselves from those blood-thirsty hounds.pauldhunt
  • It's not easy to hunt against the will of the hounds.carlosalberto
  • What beast dost thou think thou art? Art thou a hound or a rat?nonong

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Forms of hound

as a noun

plural
hounds

as a verb

past tense
hounded
present participle
hounding
third-person singular
hounds
past participle
hounded