dog around

dɔːɡ əˈraʊnd

dogged arounddogging around

Definition of dog around - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

movement

move aimlessly or idly

They would dog around the park with no particular destination.

roam

wander

pursue

follow someone persistently and diligently

The detective dogged around the suspect for days.

hound

stalk

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Expressions with dog

black dog

dog with black fur

The black dog barked loudly at the stranger.

dog year

year of a dog's life

In dog years, she is already a senior.

hot dog

sausage in a bread roll with condiments

I had a hot dog at the baseball game.

shaggy dog

dog with long, untidy fur

The shaggy dog ran through the park.

dog days

unpleasantly hot days in late summer, often linked to Sirius rising

People complain about the dog days every August.

double dog dare

stronger dare given when someone refuses the first dare

He gave her a double dog dare to eat the bug.

Examples of dog around in a sentence

He would dog around the beach, enjoying the sunset.
He dogged around the celebrity, hoping for an interview.
The journalist dogged around the politician during the campaign.

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French:flâner, poursuivre, ...
German:herumlungern, verfolgen, ...
Italian:bighellonare, seguire, ...
Spanish:vagar, seguir, ...
Portuguese:vaguear, seguir, ...
Chinese:闲逛, 紧跟, ...
Japanese:目的もなくうろつく, 追いかける, ...
Arabic:تَجَوَّلَ, لاحَقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְשׁוֹטֵט, לְהִתְמַצֵּא, ...
Russian:слоняться, преследовать, ...
Ukrainian:вештатися, переслідувати, ...
Hindi:बिना उद्देश्य के घूमना, पीछा करना, ...
Bengali:এদিক ওদিক ঘোরা, অনুসরণ করা, ...
Catalan:vagar, seguir, ...
Czech:poflakovat se, vytrvale sledovat, ...
Danish:drive rundt, forfølge, ...
Dutch:doelloos rondhangen, volgen, ...
Greek:τριγυρίζω, ακολουθώ, ...
Hungarian:lézengeni, követni, ...
Khmer:ដើរលេងគ្មានគោលដៅ, តាមដានយ៉ាងជាប់លាប់, ...
Korean:어슬렁거리다, 끈질기게 따라다니다, ...
Persian:بی هدف پرسه زدن, دنبال کرد, ...
Polish:wałęsać się, śledzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):vaguear, seguir, ...
Romanian:a bântui, a urmări, ...
Swedish:driva omkring, förfölja, ...
Thai:เดินเตร่, ติดตาม, ...
Turkish:boş boş dolaşmak, takip etmek, ...
Vietnamese:đi lang thang, theo dõi sát sao, ...

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