Hounding \Hound"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who hounds. 2. (Naut.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck. Hound \Hound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hounding}.] 1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. --Abp. Bramhall. 2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds. --L'Estrange.