18 June 2018

harry

[har-ee]

verb (used with object), harried, harrying.

1. to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry:
He was harried by constant doubts.
2. to ravage, as in war; devastate:
The troops harried the countryside.
verb (used without object), harried, harrying.
3. to make harassing incursions.

Origin of harry

Middle English, Old English
900 before 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here army); cognate with German verheeren, Old Norse herja to harry, lay waste

Related forms Expand

unharried, adjective

Synonyms

1. molest, plague, trouble. 2. plunder, strip, rob, pillage.

Today’s quote

I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.

– Paul McCartney

On this day

18 June 1942 – birth of Paul McCartney, member of The Beatles and his writing partnership with John Lennon made them one of the world’s most successful song-writing duos. After the break-up of the Beatles, McCartney went on to have a successful solo career. He was knighted in 1997.