verb
- past tense and past participle of harry; to persistently harass, annoy, or worry someone
- past tense and past participle of harry; to raid or plunder (a place)
Usage: often used in the phrase 'harried and herried' in older texts; archaic or dialectal variant of 'harried'
Usage: archaic or historical usage; chiefly British
Examples
- The herried traveler finally reached the inn after days of difficult journeys.
- She felt herried by constant demands from her family and work.
- The herried expression on his face showed the stress he had endured.
- Medieval soldiers herried the countryside, taking what they needed.
- A herried conscience kept him awake at night.