hectoring

Meaning of hectoring

verb
  1. To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
  2. To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.

noun

The act of one who hectors, or acts blusteringly.

adjective

That hectors; intimidating or domineering.

Information about hectoring

  • The plural form of hectoring is: hectorings.
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Hyphenation of hectoring

hec-tor-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • hectoring is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

hectoring synonyms

Meaning :

terrorize, huff

Anagrams of hectoring

Creighton, tochering, trichogen

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