Both Uses of
besiege
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- It was a night of little ease to his toiling mind, toiling in mere darkness and besieged by questions.†
p. 14.7 *besieged = surrounded and cut-off supplies; or overwhelmed
- The besiegers, appalled by their own riot and the stillness that had succeeded, stood back a little and peered in.†
p. 64.0
Definition:
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
or:
to make an overwhelming number of requests, complaints, or comments -- typically in an annoying manner and sometimes while surrounding