What is the meaning of beleaguering?

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noun

The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.
- synonyms: siege, besieging, military blockade

verb

Annoy persistently.
- usage: "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
- synonyms: tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
Surround so as to force to give up.
- usage: "The Turks besieged Vienna"
- synonyms: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent

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