hassle
verb/ˈhæsl/
/ˈhæsl/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hassle | /ˈhæsl/ /ˈhæsl/ |
| he / she / it hassles | /ˈhæslz/ /ˈhæslz/ |
| past simple hassled | /ˈhæsld/ /ˈhæsld/ |
| past participle hassled | /ˈhæsld/ /ˈhæsld/ |
| -ing form hassling | /ˈhæslɪŋ/ /ˈhæslɪŋ/ |
- hassle somebody (for something/to do something) to annoy somebody or cause them trouble, especially by asking them to do something many times synonym bother
- Don't keep hassling me! I'll do it later.
- Your brother’s been hassling me for cash.
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally dialect in the sense ‘hack or saw at’): of unknown origin, perhaps a blend of haggle and tussle.Want to learn more?
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