Verb: beleaguer bi'lee-gu(r)
- Annoy persistently
"The children beleaguered the boy because of his stammer";
- tease, badger, pester, bug
- Encircle as a military tactic
"The Turks beleaguered Vienna";
- besiege, surround, hem in, circumvent, siege
Derived forms: beleaguers, beleaguering, beleaguered
Type of: assail, attack, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment