What is "dogging"

Dog \Dog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dogged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dogging.] To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.

I have been pursued, dogged, and waylaid. -- Pope.

Your sins will dog you, pursue you.
--Burroughs.

Eager ill-bred petitioners, who do not so properly supplicate as hunt the person whom they address to, dogging him from place to place, till they even extort an answer to their rude requests. -- South.

n. Gerund of dog#Verb. vb. (present participle of dog English)

adj. relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears" [syn: persisting]

1. n. a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" [syn: domestic dog, Canis familiaris]

2. a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: frump]

3. informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"

4. someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: cad, bounder, blackguard, hound, heel]

5. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie]

6. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: pawl, detent, click]

7. metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: andiron, firedog, dog-iron]

8. [also: dogging, dogged]

1. v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, go after, track]

2. [also: dogging, dogged]

See dog

Dogging means following someone closely. Dogging can also refer to: