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bullying

/ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Bullying means: noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.

Synonyms for bullying3

noun, as in the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

adjective, as in noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others

blustery, domineering

What does bullying mean?2

adjective

1

noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others

noun

1

the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bullying in a sentence

  • I happened to witness the bullying in the corridor.BraveSentry
  • That big boy is bullying the little children.CM
  • Rodrigo's online bullying ordeal involved receiving threatening messages and being constantly ridiculed.Amastan
  • Suicides of high school students as a result of bullying continued one after another.unknown
  • She brooded over the bullying done to her.unknown
  • She's been severely traumatized by bullying at school.darinmex
  • He has been a victim of bullying for most of his life.Amastan
  • Rodrigo felt isolated and anxious due to the relentless online bullying he encountered.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bullying

as a noun

plural
bullyings