besieging
/bɪˈsidʒɪŋ/
noun
- The act of surrounding a place with armed forces to capture it.
- Historians often study the strategies used during the besieging of ancient towns.
- The besieging of the city lasted for three long months.
- The general ordered a halt to the besieging after negotiations began.
verb
- To surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.
- In the history lesson, we learned about the Romans besieging the city of Carthage.
- The army spent months besieging the fortress before the defenders finally surrendered.
- The castle was besieging by enemy troops who cut off all supplies.
- To crowd around someone in an overwhelming or annoying way.
- Reporters besieging the politician with questions after the press conference.
- The children besieging the ice cream truck as soon as it stopped.
- Fans were besieging the actor at the movie premiere, hoping for autographs.
- To overwhelm someone with requests, questions, or problems.
- She felt besieging by emails and phone calls all day long.
- The teacher was besieging with questions from curious students.
- The customer service team was besieging by complaints after the product recall.
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