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harry

1

[har-ee]

verb (used with object)

harried, harrying 
  1. to harass, agitate, or trouble by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguer.

    He was harried by constant doubts.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. to ravage, as in war; devastate.

    The troops harried the countryside.

    Synonyms: , , ,


verb (used without object)

harried, harrying 
  1. to make harassing incursions.

Harry

2

[har-ee]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.

harry

/ ˈæɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to harass; worry

  2. to ravage (a town, etc), esp in war

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harry1

First recorded before 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here “army”); cognate with German verheeren, Old Norse herja “to harry, lay waste”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harry1

Old English hergian; related to here army, Old Norse herja to lay waste, Old High German ō
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For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.

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To hear business leaders tell it, their customers are frustrated: Instead of the human touch, patients get nothing at all, stymied by long wait times and harried, disempowered workers.

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She’s already harried by trying to accomplish this enormous task while grieving at the same time, and a dog the size of a PT Cruiser isn’t helping that stress one bit.

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“Snow White,” for instance, is coming at a time when many children will be on spring break, which means harried parents may be looking for things for their kids to do.

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Ukraine has long used domestically produced weapons, such as drones, to harry Russia with strikes that sometimes target Moscow itself.

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