harry

See also Harry

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /hæri/ or /hɛri/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /hæri/

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Verb

Plain form harry

Third-person singular harries

Past tense harried

Past participle harried

Present participle harrying

1. (transitive) To harry is to annoy, harass and cause distress over and over again.
   • Synonym: harass

   The teacher was harried by a group of bad boys.

2. (transitive) To harry means to attack or raid a town in a war.

   The Viking raiders would harry English towns that were close to the sea.