'Harrying' definitions:
Definition of 'Harrying'
From: GCIDE
- Harry \Har"ry\ (-r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harried (-r[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying.] [OE. harwen, herien, her[yogh]ien, AS. hergian to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Cf. Harbor, Herald, Heriot.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land. [1913 Webster]
- To harry this beautiful region. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
- A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. --J. Burroughs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. --Shak.
- Syn: To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Harrying'
- Harried,
- Harris,
- Harry,
- Harris County,
- Harris Hill,
- Harris, GA,
- Harris, IA,
- Harris, KS,
- Harris, MN,
- Harris, MO,
- Harris, TX,
- Young Harris,
- benjamin harris,
- black Harry,
- bomber harris,
- frank harris,
- harris tweed,
- harry bridges,
- harry hotspur,
- harry houdini,
- harry lauder,
- harry s truman,
- harry truman,
- joel harris,
- townsend harris,
- zellig harris,
- Harris County, GA,
- Harris County, TX,
- Harris Hill, NY,
- Young Harris, GA,
- harry f. klinefelter,
- harry fitch kleinfelter,
- harry lillis crosby,
- harry sinclair lewis,
- harry stack sullivan,
- james thomas harris,
- joel chandler harris,
- lighthorse harry lee,
- mary harris jones,
- zellig sabbatai harris,
- jens otto harry jespersen,
- sir arthur travers harris,
- sir harry maclennan lauder