Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of beleaguer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
beleaguering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beleaguering
MLA
“beleaguering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beleaguering. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beleaguering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beleaguering.
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