Harry

UK: 'harry', 'Harry': /ˈhæri/ US: /ˈhæri/ ,(har′ē)

Inflections of 'harry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

harries

v 3rd person singular

harrying

v pres p

harried

v past

harried

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

har•ry /ˈhæri/   v. [~ + object] , -ried, -ry•ing. 

1. to attack repeatedly;
   torment:
   crows harrying a hawk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

har•ry  (har′ē), v., -ried, -ry•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks;
   worry:
   He was harried by constant doubts.
2. Military to ravage, as in war;
   devastate:
   The troops harried the countryside.

v.i. 

3. to make harassing incursions.

• bef. 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here army); cognate with German verheeren, Old Norse herja to harry, lay waste

Synonyms

• 1. molest, plague, trouble.
• 2. plunder, strip, rob, pillage.

Har•ry  (har′ē), n. 

1. a male given name, form of Harold or Henry. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

harry / ˈhærɪ/, herry / ˈhɛrɪ/ verb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)

1. (transitive) to harass; worry
2. to ravage (a town, etc), esp in war

Etymology: Old English hergian; related to here army, Old Norse herja to lay waste, Old High German heriōn