All 4 Uses of
dogged
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Acting as though it could not see them, it shuffled hunchbacked, slowly and doggedly, towards the far end of the room, all the while muttering under its breath in a hoarse, deep voice like a bullfrogs.†
Chpt 6 (definition 1) *
- Well, just watch yourself, Potter, because I'll be dogging your footsteps in case you step out of line.
Chpt 10 (definition 2) *dogging = following
- Or had Malfoy's use of the word 'dogging' been a coincidence?†
Chpt 10 (definition 2)
- 'And,' said Harry doggedly, determined to say everything that was on his mind now he was here, 'he kept looking over at the girls by the lake, hoping they were watching him!†
Chpt 29 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (dogged as in: dogged determination) continuing effort to achieve something despite difficulties (persistent effort)
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(2) (dogged as in: dogged by problems) followed; or persistently annoyed