All 3 Uses of
besiege
in
Gone with the Wind
- The ladies always felt a little odd when they besieged him with questions about styles, but they did it nevertheless.†
Chpt 2.12
- True, the Yankees under Grant had been besieging Vicksburg since the middle of May.†
Chpt 2.14 *
- But now with the ports closed and many of the port cities captured or besieged, the South's salvation depended upon itself.†
Chpt 2.16
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