hectoring

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Verb hector has 1 sense

strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
--₁ is one way to intimidate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

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Hectoring

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: to bully, criticize, or force someone to do something by using aggressive or persistent behavior

Example Sentence 1: The manager was constantly hectoring his employees, making them feel stressed and demoralized.

Example Sentence 2: She hectoringly told him again and again to complete the task immediately, causing him great annoyance.

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