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harry
1[har-ee]
verb (used with object)
to harass, agitate, or trouble by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguer.
He was harried by constant doubts.
Synonyms: , ,to ravage, as in war; devastate.
The troops harried the countryside.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
to make harassing incursions.
harry
/ ˈæɪ /
verb
(tr) to harass; worry
to ravage (a town, etc), esp in war
Word History and Origins
Origin of harry1
Word History and Origins
Origin of harry1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
“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.
Ukraine has long used domestically produced weapons, such as drones, to harry Russia with strikes that sometimes target Moscow itself.
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