bullying
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ//
An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
noun
- 1
An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
[Greenland's current Prime Minister Múte] Egede has insisted that Greenland is not for sale and he framed the polling partly as a referendum on Trump's seemingly bellicose bullying, saying the election was a "fateful choice."
- 2
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
Bullying is a punishable offense in schools.
Etymology
Etymology tree English bully Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying From bully + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of bullypresent participle and gerund of bully
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Forms
- plural
- bullyings
bullying · An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
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