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 2.12besieged = surrounded and cut-off supplies; or overwhelmed
- True, the Yankees under Grant had been besieging Vicksburg since the middle of May.†
Chpt 2.14 *besieging = surrounding and cutting-off supplies; or overwhelming
- But now with the ports closed and many of the port cities captured or besieged, the South's salvation depended upon itself.†
Chpt 2.16besieged = surrounded and cut-off supplies; or overwhelmed
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