hassling

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noun

The act of one who hassles; harassment.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hassle
nounhassling (countable and uncountable, plural hasslings)

plural hasslings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of one who hassles; harassment.

    But the bad drugs, the strychnine poisonings and the hasslings of women provided some cause for concern about the identification of rock culture with revolution.

    1971, Ramparts, page 24

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hassling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hassling

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hassling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hassling.

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