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- verb Present participle of
bird-dog .
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Examples
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William Jacobs Jr. , a nuclear engineer who is bird-dogging the Vogtle nuclear project for the Georgia Public Service Commission, said it is very possible that the project could come in over budget and potentially miss critical deadlines in 2016 and 2017, when the plants were expected to be put in service.
Georgia Reactor Project Hits Snag, Monitor Says Rebecca Smith 2011
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Get this: A down-on-his-luck, "bird-dogging" guy from Illinois meets a blues-beltin', balls-to-the-wall babe from Louisiana ripping through Susan Tedeschi's "It Hurts So Bad" in a karaoke bar in Nashville, gets blown away with the voice, then stops "everything I was doing."
Michael Bialas: Hot Duo Steel Magnolia Have A Three-Way... Conversation Michael Bialas 2011
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Dealing with the overall financial crisis in the city, including a projected $440 million budget gap for fiscal 2012 may serve as the first test of Brown's promise to push forward with education reform, his pledge of candor, and bird-dogging the executive.
DeAfternoon DeBonis: Jan. 5, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2011
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William Jacobs Jr. , a nuclear engineer who is bird-dogging the Vogtle nuclear project for the Georgia Public Service Commission, said it is very possible that the project could come in over budget and potentially miss critical deadlines in 2016 and 2017, when the plants were expected to be put in service.
Georgia Reactor Project Hits Snag, Monitor Says Rebecca Smith 2011
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Go back to bird-dogging the oil companies and prove you deserve to be re-elected.
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You should be on Coney Island, bird-dogging chicks.
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“Oh, yeah, musicians are known for bird-dogging intelligent women,” Monster mockingly agreed.
Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011
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“Oh, yeah, musicians are known for bird-dogging intelligent women,” Monster mockingly agreed.
Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011
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What has been confirmed this week -- thanks to the bird-dogging diligence of Japanese and South Korean news media -- is that the 68-year-old Kim has not recovered from a stroke he suffered in 2008.
Media report Kim Jong Il's visit to Beijing; China won't confirm 2010
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What has been confirmed this week -- thanks to the bird-dogging diligence of Japanese and South Korean news media -- is that the 68-year-old Kim has not recovered from a stroke he suffered in 2008.
Media report Kim Jong Il's visit to Beijing; China won't confirm 2010
mercy commented on the word bird-dogging
To follow a subject of interest, such as a person or trend, with persistent attention.
"Come on, you should be out there bird-doggin' chicks and bangin' beaver." – McMurphy, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Free Dictionary definition
July 13, 2008