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Hectoring — Hector Hec tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hectored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hectoring}.] To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hectoring — hector ► VERB ▪ talk to in a bullying or intimidating way. DERIVATIVES hectoring adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a hero, later a braggart or bully: from the Trojan warrior Hector in Homer s Iliad … English terms dictionary
hectoring — adjective That hectors; intimidating or domineering … Wiktionary
hectoring — hec·tor || hektÉ™(r) v. brag; bully, dominate; harass, torment … English contemporary dictionary
hectoring — hecˈtoring noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑hector … Useful english dictionary
chockling — hectoring, scolding. Exm … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
hector — [[t]he̱ktə(r)[/t]] hectors, hectoring, hectored VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively. [V n] I suppose you ll … English dictionary
bullying — I. a. Blustering, swaggering, vaporing, vaunting, hectoring, bluff, gruff, bearish. II. n. Bluster, swagger, fanfaronade, gasconade, vaporing, hectoring, fire eating, mock heroics, browbeating, domineering … New dictionary of synonyms
Hector — Hec tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hectored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hectoring}.] To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hectored — Hector Hec tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hectored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hectoring}.] To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
