Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Insulting with threats; imperious; overbearing; blustering: as, a bullying manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An act of
intimidating aweaker person to do something, especially suchrepeated coercion . - noun Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
- verb Present participle of
bully .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
- noun the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
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Examples
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And, for that matter, using the term 'bullying' is also not going to help at all either.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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To take a step back, I wonder what it actually is we are talking about when we use the term "bullying" in the media.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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And, for that matter, using the term 'bullying' is also not going to help at all either.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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To take a step back, I wonder what it actually is we are talking about when we use the term "bullying" in the media.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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And, for that matter, using the term 'bullying' is also not going to help at all either.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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And, for that matter, using the term 'bullying' is also not going to help at all either.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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"We're empowering children to use the term 'bullying' and to speak up for themselves and for others."
Janice Harper: What's Wrong with the 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' Janice Harper 2011
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"We're empowering children to use the term 'bullying' and to speak up for themselves and for others."
Janice Harper: What's Wrong with the 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' Janice Harper 2011
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To take a step back, I wonder what it actually is we are talking about when we use the term "bullying" in the media.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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To take a step back, I wonder what it actually is we are talking about when we use the term "bullying" in the media.
Elizabeth Perle: We Are The Real Bullies Elizabeth Perle 2011
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