The Only Use of
besiege
in
The Fountainhead
- The thought of the countryside was like the thought of a continent beyond an ocean that could not be crossed; it gave him a sense of being locked in a besieged fortress and he liked that—not the fact, but the feeling.†
Chpt 4.15
Definition:
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(besiege) to surround with armed forces, and cut-off supplies or attack
or:
to make an overwhelming number of requests, complaints, or comments -- typically in an annoying manner and sometimes while surrounding