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beleaguering

be·lea·guer
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-lee-ger]
    • /bɪˈli gər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-lee-ger]
    • /bɪˈli gər/

Definitions of beleaguering word

  • verb with object beleaguering to surround with military forces. 1
  • verb with object beleaguering to surround or beset, as with troubles. 1
  • verb beleaguering present participle of beleaguer. 0
See all 3 definitions of beleaguering

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Origin of beleaguering

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; be- + leaguer1

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Parts of speech for Beleaguering

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Beleaguering

beleaguering popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

beleaguering usage trend in Literature

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