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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.

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  2. to ravage, as in war; devastate:

    The troops harried the countryside.

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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

/ ˈ³óæ°ùɪ /

verb

  1. tr to harass; worry
  2. to ravage (a town, etc), esp in war
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of harry1

First recorded before 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here “armyâ€); cognate with German verheeren, Old Norse herja “to harry, lay wasteâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of harry1

Old English hergian; related to here army, Old Norse herja to lay waste, Old High German ³ó±ð°ù¾±Å²Ô
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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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Hustled and harried and looking to all the world like they were preparing to plunge ever deeper into the bottomless pit of poor results.

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Gaetz, a Trump loyalist, resigned from his House seat on Wednesday, effectively ending the ethics investigation that has harried him for years, a Republican official familiar with the matter told The New York Times.

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