What is another word for browbeating ?

Present participle for to bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

using strong-arm tactics on

riding roughshod over

putting the chill on

putting through the wringer

holding a gun to one's head

putting the screws on

putting the squeeze on

twisting someone's arm

bringing pressure to bear on

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

putting under an obligation

scaring the bejesus out of

tightening the screws on

calling the shots

having someone do something

throwing your weight around

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

telling someone what to do

breathing down someone's neck

putting the frighteners on

scaring away

curdling the blood

ruling with an iron hand

making teeth chatter

ruling with a rod of iron

making one's hair stand on end

putting the fear of God into

chilling to the bone

turning the screws on

laying down the law

keeping under thumb

making one's blood run cold

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

tightening the screw on

having

turning the screw on

imposing on

making an offer they can't refuse

making it hot for someone

frightening out of your wits

making things hot for someone

blinding someone with something

taking your breath away

warning

nonplussing

perplexing

making one's flesh creep

scaring someone out of their wits

getting the wind up

making someone jump out of their skin

throwing into a panic

giving one the creeps

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

scaring the pants off

throwing into a blue funk

giving someone goose pimples

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring someone half to death

playing the heavy with

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

bringing force to bear on

bringing pressure to bear upon

flexing muscles

making threats to

threatening to harm

making threats against

having someone under your thumb

treating brutally

bringing someone to their knees

shaking fist at

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

putting the screws to

scaring the daylights out of

exerting influence on

frightening the living daylights out of

paralysing^UK

frightening the life out of

paralyzing^US

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening someone out of their wits

giving someone a fright

frustrating

sending into a cold sweat

haunting

saddening

making someone shake in their shoes

making someone's hair stand on end

throwing into a tizzy

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

stirring up

intruding

making waves

scaring the pants off of

giving someone a jolt

making someone jump out of his skin

throwing into disarray

putting someone off their stride

putting out of countenance

giving someone the creeps

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

filling with consternation

making your gorge rise

making someone want to throw up

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on your wick

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“He used a combination of intimidation and hearsay evidence to browbeat the accused.”

Verb

breathing down someone's neck

Present participle for to harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

driving up the wall

picking on

getting on your nerves

bending someone's ear

carping at

making somebody's hackles rise

searching high heaven

criticizing^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

criticising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

winding up

getting across

causing someone to lose their composure

victimizing^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

cursing

anguishing

victimising^UK

making things hot for someone

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

driving round the bend

mistreating

attacking

injuring

hazing

discriminating against

driving round the twist

putting the squeeze on

making it hot for someone

bumming out

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

getting under your skin

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

harping on

prompting

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

pushing about

bearing a grudge towards

inflicting suffering on

belabouring^UK

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

making your blood boil

ruffling one's feathers

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

driving you up the wall

getting on one's nerves

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

leading someone a merry dance

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

getting in the hair of

belaboring^US

bombarding

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

bringing pressure to bear on

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

having your knife into

jumping on one's case

keeping complaining to

busting someone's balls

ruling with a rod of iron

bringing under the yoke

riding roughshod over

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

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Verb

bringing pressure to bear on

Present participle for to have convinced or manipulated

counselling^UK

counseling^US

twisting someone's arm

colouring^UK

touching

making yourself felt with

carrying weight with

bringing pressure to bear upon

coloring^US

putting the screws on

biasing^US

biassing^UK

exerting influence on

sweet-talking

sucking in

putting someone up to something

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

energizing^US

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

energising^UK

turning somebody on to

pressing someone into

working over

pressuring someone into

reasoning someone into

gaining confidence of

proving to

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Verb

looking straight in the eye

Present participle for to disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

sticking to your guns

taking the bull by the horns

flying in the face of

subjecting oneself to

bracing oneself for

meeting head on

sitting and taking it

holding the line against

hanging on

persevering in the face of

remaining firm

hanging tough

standing firm

going the distance against

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Verb

worming something out of someone

Present participle for to question or quiz, especially in a thorough or investigative manner

putting the screws on

giving the third degree to

putting through the third degree

Verb

putting someone in their place

Present participle for to browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people

taking down a peg or two

having a go at

Verb

making someone eat humble pie

Present participle for to shame or humiliate someone

crushing

humbling

humiliating

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

putting down

cutting down to size

shooting down in flames

making someone eat crow

settling someone's hash

Verb

Present participle for browbeat, destroy with words

Verb

Present participle for talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect

Adjective

Defiantly aggressive or bad-tempered

having a chip on one's shoulder

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

have chip on shoulder

unfavorable^US

ill-humored^US

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

accidentally on purpose

smouldering^UK

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

in the midst of battle

smoldering^US

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

somber^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

thirsting for revenge

sombre^UK

criticizing^US

at each other's throats

straightforward

realistic

beyond the pale

disinclined to accept

criticising^UK

straight from the shoulder

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Adjective

Causing fear or terror

unsavoury^UK

unfavorable^US

unsavory^US

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Adjective

with a hide like an elephant

Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others

with a heart of stone

sombre^UK

somber^US

wintry^US

wintery^UK

as tough as old boots

humourless^UK

humorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

toughened by experience

fossilized^US

fossilised^UK

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

standing one's ground

rubbing the wrong way

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Noun

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats

demanding money with menaces

have on the brain

tiger by the tail

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Noun