You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 29.
Mount Everest Day
Today’s word is dog, spelled d-o-g.
dog /dɒɡ $ dɒːɡ/ ●○○ verb (dogged, dogging) [transitive]
if a problem or bad luck dogs you, it causes trouble for a long time
: to worry as if by pursuit with dogs : PLAGUE
He has been dogged by injury all season.
Persistent colds, coughs and a temperature have dogged her for the last year.
The scandal seems likely to dog him for months to come.
Perhaps that is why, early on, Barbara became known as a bully, a characteristic that would dog her all her life.
— Washington Post, "For three generations of Bush women, personal pain and a public spotlight," 19 Mar. 2021
Past quality problems also continue to dog the two Korean car manufacturers, denting earnings.
— Ben Foldy, WSJ, "Hyundai, Kia Pick Up Speed in 2020 With New SUVs," 30 Dec. 2020
With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.
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