Bullying

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  bullying \bullying\ adj.
     Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.
  
     Syn: blustery.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bully \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bullied} (b[.u]l"l[=e]d);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Bullying}.]
     To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing,
     swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully[1] toward.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           For the last fortnight there have been prodigious
           shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French,
           upon hearing the peace was just signing. --Tatler.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bullying
       adj : noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others [syn: {blustery}]
       n : the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do
           something [syn: {intimidation}]