HARRY
What does "HARRY" mean?
To persistently harass, pester, or attack someone or something.
Meanings
- To repeatedly torment or pressure someone. Reporters harried the minister with questions as he left the building.
- To raid or ravage an area in repeated military attacks. Viking raiders harried the coastal villages for decades.
Did you know?
- The verb 'harry' comes from Old English 'hergian' (to plunder or lay waste) and shares a root with words for 'army' - it once described literal military raids, not just nagging.
Word origin
From Old English 'hergian' (to make war, lay waste, plunder), of Germanic origin and related to 'here' (an army); the modern given name Harry is a separate, unrelated form of Henry.
Remember it
To HARRY someone is to hassle them in a HURRY, over and over without let-up.
A little poem
Not one great blow that breaks the wall,
but the small, steady pecks that fell it all.
couplet
Wordplay
- The general told the troops to harry the enemy. Private Harry stood up, deeply confused and slightly flattered.
What it teaches
Relentlessness wears down what a single blow never could; the steady raid outlasts the grand charge.
Quick facts
What does HARRY mean?
To persistently harass, pester, or attack someone or something.
Is HARRY a valid word?
Yes — HARRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HARRY?
HARRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does HARRY come from?
From Old English 'hergian' (to make war, lay waste, plunder), of Germanic origin and related to 'here' (an army); the modern given name Harry is a separate, unrelated form of Henry.
What can HARRY teach us?
Relentlessness wears down what a single blow never could; the steady raid outlasts the grand charge.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.