besieged; besieging
1
military : to surround with armed forces
The army had besieged the castle.
besieger noun
Examples of besiege in a Sentence
Customers have besieged the company with questions.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 Early on, the Biden team had been besieged with desperate pleas to ship more of the then scarce vaccine. —David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026 When news circulated about the gathering, Temple Emanu-El was besieged with inquiries from the local media. —Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026 The interview takes a bad turn when the Ralph Lauren office building is besieged by the tabloid mob. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for besiege
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“Besiege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/besiege. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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besiege
verb
be·siege bi-ˈsēj 
besieged; besieging
1
: to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing
2
: to trouble with requests
3
: to cause worry or distress to
doubts besieged him
besieger noun
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