plaguing

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English

Verb

plaguing

  1. present participle and gerund of plague

Noun

plaguing (plural plaguings)

  1. annoyance; harassment
    • 2017, Andy Adams, The Log of the Cowboy and Other Trail Tales:
      Every man, Mexican and child on the ranch was the devoted courtier of Miss Jean, for she was a lovable woman; and in spite of her isolated life and the constant plaguings of her brother on being a spinster, she fitted neatly into our pastoral life.