Added 10 October 2026 beleaguering noun Categories: ActionsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about beleaguering at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack. Related Words: besiegingsiegebesetbedeviledbecloudedplaguingramifycrippledstultifystuntedafflicting Back to today's word