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What is another word for
hectoring
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Verb
Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics
Present participle for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
Present participle for to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way
Present participle for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way
Present participle for make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice
Adjective
Domineering in nature or character
Holier-than-thou
Hostile or aggressive in nature
Noun
A rude and mocking remark
(
British, informal
)
Verbal abuse or insults
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▲
Verb
▲
Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics
intimidating
browbeating
bullying
cowing
bulldozing
coercing
blackjacking
threatening
dragooning
bullyragging
harassing
menacing
pressurising
UK
pressurizing
US
bogarting
railroading
tormenting
steamrollering
dominating
plaguing
chivvying
strong-arming
mau-mauing
pushing around
using strong-arm tactics on
riding roughshod over
terrorizing
US
terrorising
UK
tyrannizing
US
badgering
pressuring
domineering
tyrannising
UK
compelling
bludgeoning
picking on
harrying
hounding
forcing
oppressing
leaning on
persecuting
frightening
blustering
obliging
constraining
pressing
pushing about
awing
aweing
scaring
putting the screws on
buffaloing
petrifying
terrifying
prevailing on
unnerving
subduing
overawing
subjugating
mistreating
bossing about
bossing around
enforcing
driving
nagging
goading
pushing
making
victimizing
US
hustling
impelling
overbearing
turning on the heat
victimising
UK
tightening the screws on
turning the screws on
spooking
heckling
daunting
hassling
antagonizing
US
taunting
chivying
antagonising
UK
dismaying
disconcerting
rattling
fazing
cajoling
discomfiting
disheartening
lording it over
twisting one's arm
putting heat on
embarrassing
putting through the wringer
putting the chill on
pestering
brainwashing
prodding
holding a gun to one's head
persuading
influencing
psyching out
making it hot for someone
putting the frighteners on
making things hot for someone
bringing pressure to bear on
despotizing
press-ganging
using pressure on
walking heavy
fast-talking
acting on
putting pressure on
working on
riding roughshod
putting the squeeze on
putting under an obligation
maltreating
distressing
aggrieving
abusing
manhandling
requiring
overpowering
misusing
overwhelming
inducing
brutalising
UK
mishandling
torturing
brutalizing
US
commanding
muscling
having
having someone do something
tightening the screw on
ordering
prevailing upon
sandbagging
blackmailing
obligating
putting up to
putting the heat on
turning the screw on
effecting
causing
impressing
demanding
imposing on
treating harshly
kicking around
playing the heavy with
walking all over
ill-using
messing over
putting down
ill-treating
riding
affrighting
twisting someone's arm
scaring off
scaring the bejesus out of
squeezing
urging
bouncing
spurring
coming at
breathing down someone's neck
smothering
bothering
compressing
squashing
condensing
constricting
insisting
politicking
selling
suffocating
working over
provoking
worrying
steamrolling
crowding
assailing
wheedling
importuning
dogging
kicking
arguing
ramrodding
talking
besieging
besetting
swaying
insisting on
troubling
vexing
putting screws to
mangling
bringing pressure to bear
putting the bite on
more ❯
“To a man of Mr. Flint's temperament and training, it was impossible to have such an opponent within reach without attempting to
hector
him into an acknowledgment of the weakness of his position.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
domineering
dominating
tyrannising
UK
tyrannizing
US
bullying
browbeating
intimidating
oppressing
pressurising
UK
pressurizing
US
bulldozing
ruling
subjugating
persecuting
terrorising
UK
terrorizing
US
threatening
menacing
bossing
overbearing
railroading
prevailing
predominating
preponderating
reigning
blustering
squeezing
swaggering
bending
henpecking
lording
bossing around
bossing about
strong-arming
riding roughshod over
pushing around
ordering about
ordering around
leaning on
pushing about
dictating to
giving orders to
lording it over
trampling on
walking all over
ruling the roost
calling the shots
kicking around
running the show
using strong-arm tactics on
keeping under thumb
lording over
running things
putting the screws on
being in the saddle
ruling with an iron hand
leading by the nose
pushing the buttons
throwing your weight around
ruling with a rod of iron
bending to your will
Verb
▲
Present participle for to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way
nagging
harassing
pestering
badgering
hassling
hounding
harrying
persecuting
riding
bullying
chivvying
needling
dogging
teasing
henpecking
provoking
heckling
baiting
importuning
goading
criticising
UK
criticizing
US
prodding
nudging
scolding
berating
upbraiding
egging
urging
keeping on at
picking on
keeping after
giving a hard time
going on at
pecking at
picking at
working on
harping on at
finding fault
finding fault with
breathing down someone's neck
grumbling at
moaning at
carping at
bending someone's ear
keeping complaining to
moaning on at
taking it out on
busting chops
busting someone's balls
bothering
annoying
bugging
bedeviling
US
bedevilling
UK
troubling
tormenting
plaguing
worrying
irritating
irking
disturbing
vexing
deviling
devilling
molesting
pursuing
upsetting
aggravating
fretting
perturbing
chafing
afflicting
driving up the wall
intimidating
browbeating
domineering
chivying
agitating
fussing
mithering
beleaguering
disquieting
besieging
galling
distressing
discomposing
oppressing
tantalizing
US
besetting
getting on your nerves
dunning
tantalising
UK
getting to
scaring
getting in your hair
driving round the bend
aggrieving
torturing
frightening
carping
niggling
chiding
gnawing
cavilling
UK
caviling
US
giving someone grief
ragging
curdling
unsettling
scratching around
ragging on
yapping at
searching high heaven
concerning
mistreating
insisting
reminding
flustering
alarming
stressing
taunting
disparaging
getting at
taxing
fazing
discommoding
straining
flurrying
rattling
dismaying
reviling
reproaching
despairing
burdening
throwing
frazzling
ailing
discomforting
rousting
driving crazy
distempering
unhinging
distracting
terrifying
confusing
pothering
accosting
pushing
gripping
tyrannizing
US
hazing
overriding
discombobulating
trying
hagriding
weighing down
testing
depressing
derailing
intruding upon
getting on one's nerves
causing anxiety to
lying heavy on
tearing
weirding out
exercising
undoing
sweating out
freaking out
gnawing at
alaruming
making anxious
tyrannising
UK
enslaving
tyrannizing over
dominating
messing with
driving you up the wall
victimizing
US
spiting
riling
peeving
eating
grating
griping
frosting
piquing
exasperating
terrorizing
US
getting
nettling
rasping
itching
narking
ruffling
making it hot for someone
hunting
burning up
crucifying
outraging
beating
victimising
UK
exiling
sticking the knife into
injuring
expelling
wronging
making things hot for someone
dragooning
singling out
terrorising
UK
putting out
hacking off
getting the knife into
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way
tormenting
bothering
troubling
harassing
plaguing
annoying
hassling
vexing
harrying
pestering
irritating
nagging
hounding
badgering
bedeviling
US
bedevilling
UK
irking
besetting
needling
aggravating
provoking
hurting
baiting
nettling
cursing
chivvying
heckling
besieging
trying
anguishing
deviling
devilling
victimising
UK
victimizing
US
ragging
ribbing
chaffing
punishing
giving a hard time
driving up the wall
giving someone grief
driving bananas
playing cat and mouse
putting through wringer
rubbing salt in wound
kidding
mocking
taunting
ridiculing
deriding
joshing
joking
jiving
razzing
riding
rallying
satirizing
US
roasting
bantering
twitting
gibing
funning
guying
goading
quizzing
worrying
chiacking
hazing
shucking
smoking
rotting
sledging
importuning
gnawing
nudging
beleaguering
disturbing
spoofing
slamming
sounding
snapping
dogging
satirising
UK
teasing
laughing at
scoffing at
jeering at
making fun of
jibing at
poking fun at
winding up
sending up
goofing on
making jokes about
ragging on
poking mullock at
making sport of
slinging off at
taking the mickey
putting on
picking on
putting down
making a monkey of
having on
flouting at
messing around
pulling someone's leg
leading on
flirting with
poking borak at
pulling one's leg
messing with
taking the piss out of
swipeing at
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice
jeering
deriding
mocking
ridiculing
heckling
taunting
abusing
jibing
laughing at
insulting
knocking
teasing
booing
catcalling
gibing
hissing
interrupting
scorning
bantering
barracking
scoffing
scoffing at
scouting
skewering
sneering
sneering at
contemning
flouting
jibing at
shouting at
shouting disapproval
shouting down
blowing raspberries
booing at
catcalling at
digging
fleering
hissing at
hooting
hooting at
jabbing
jesting
quipping
shooting down
shouting disapproval at
sniping
whistling at
blowing raspberries at
flouting at
calling names
poking fun
putting down
putting on
making a crack
giving a hard time
giving the Bronx cheer to
laughing out of court
Adjective
▲
Domineering in nature or character
bullying
domineering
imperious
blustering
despotic
swaggering
dictatorial
autocratic
tyrannical
overbearing
authoritarian
peremptory
bossy
authoritative
tyrannous
oppressive
arbitrary
tyrannic
masterful
autocratical
magisterial
overweening
arrogant
lordly
commanding
assertive
dominating
officious
pushy
wilful
willful
haughty
forceful
imperial
bullish
pushful
exacting
high-handed
high and mighty
throwing one's weight around
harsh
severe
draconian
absolute
dogmatic
strict
repressive
undemocratic
totalitarian
autarchic
rigid
anti-democratic
imperative
firm
demanding
heavy-handed
monocratic
doctrinaire
czarist
tsarist
iron-handed
coercive
dominant
controlling
cruel
illiberal
merciless
stern
unyielding
iron-fisted
powerful
ruthless
uncompromising
ironhanded
tough
inflexible
disciplinarian
insistent
emphatic
brutal
imposing
inhuman
mean
egotistic
cocky
dictative
absolutist
relentless
pitiless
rigorous
stringent
confident
strong
compelling
unjust
superior
inconsiderate
summary
pompous
determined
unlimited
insolent
regnant
subjugating
proud
uncontrolled
Neronian
fierce
aggressive
strong-willed
hardhanded
fascistic
one-party
autarchical
high-and-mighty
inexorable
hard
unbending
unsparing
solid
by the book
hard-line
self-willed
ordering
bidding
intolerant
hardass
dogmatical
absolutistic
clamorous
crack-the-whip
insensitive
thoughtless
sadistic
undiplomatic
impressive
unaccountable
unconstitutional
overpowering
positive
unrestrained
dystopian
overwhelming
crushing
throwing weight around
pushing
driving
czarlike
punitive
unfair
in charge
single-party
autonomous
not backward in coming forward
all-powerful
downright
exigent
throwing one's weight about
pontifical
cocksure
no joke
flat-out
straight out
overproud
presumptuous
opinionated
supercilious
ascendant
cavalier
disdainful
no ifs ands or buts
unreasonable
lording it
crack the whip
in driver's seat
on your high horse
dynamic
hardline
influential
vehement
vigorous
audacious
convincing
brassbound
competitive
persuasive
potent
militant
robust
ambitious
feisty
stout
bold
energetic
zealous
effective
violent
strenuous
brassy
precise
cast-iron
hard-hitting
self-asserting
in-your-face
hardheaded
uncharitable
single-minded
dour
intractable
unrelenting
resolved
stiff
dyed-in-the-wool
dogged
hardhearted
hard-nosed
obdurate
browbeating
mulish
callous
hardened
extreme
ossified
formidable
hard-core
stiff-necked
rough
hard-hearted
austere
ascetic
steadfast
unflinching
drastic
pressing
unsympathetic
dire
unforgiving
obstinate
astringent
no-nonsense
resolute
ascetical
disciplinary
immovable
grave
hardcore
bullheaded
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Holier-than-thou
moralising
UK
moralizing
US
critical
exhorting
improving
preaching
sanctimonious
lecturing
holier-than-thou
Adjective
▲
Hostile or aggressive in nature
intimidating
antagonistic
aggressive
hostile
bellicose
unfriendly
combative
confrontational
unkind
unsympathetic
malevolent
inhospitable
inimical
malicious
spiteful
truculent
browbeating
bullying
mean
domineering
imperious
pressuring
pugnacious
militant
belligerent
warlike
argumentative
scrappy
rancorous
vicious
wrathful
unwelcoming
bitter
adversarial
angry
uncongenial
disapproving
alien
virulent
venomous
adversary
adverse
unsociable
unreceptive
biting
malignant
antipathetic
maleficent
jaundiced
unpleasant
unpropitious
negative
surly
contrary
vitriolic
malefic
nasty
viperous
hateful
ornery
dour
cold
sour
catty
foul
quarrelsome
contentious
disputatious
feisty
agonistic
gladiatorial
discordant
chippy
assaultive
defiant
brawly
fierce
violent
fractious
bolshie
aggers
arsey
ferocious
itching
terrorizing
US
terrorising
UK
spoiling for a fight
ready for a fight
cantankerous
threatening
irascible
on the warpath
fiery
stroppy
captious
warring
fighting
oppugnant
hot-tempered
litigious
touchy
choleric
offensive
battling
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
petulant
irritable
disputative
militaristic
quick-tempered
difficult
polemical
factious
hawkish
snappy
cavilling
UK
cross
snarly
warmongering
controversial
polemic
bickering
wrangling
biffo
sabre-rattling
caviling
US
martial
rebellious
ill-disposed
have chip on shoulder
have a bone to pick
destructive
loudmouthed
testy
jingoistic
prickly
provocative
grouchy
pettish
acrimonious
snappish
active
perverse
harsh
crabby
huffy
tough
courageous
spirited
spunky
challenging
bloodthirsty
dissentious
excitable
ardent
hot
flip
enthusiastic
pushy
ructious
salty
brawling
contending
war
military
thin-skinned
at loggerheads
on the outs
have it in for
ready to fight
having a chip on one's shoulder
up in arms
uncooperative
determined
plucky
disruptive
soldierly
gung-ho
poisonous
awkward
troublesome
cussed
sanguinary
attacking
rough
cruel
hurtful
resentful
vindictive
dissentient
battleful
splenetic
miffy
exasperated
abusive
narky
sullen
menacing
forbidding
hard
disagreeable
glowering
stern
spiky
opinionated
querulous
hotheaded
peevish
grumpy
wrestling
tilting
skirmishing
ill
tempestuous
arguesome
cranky
soreheaded
fretful
mighty
peppery
assertive
impassioned
turbulent
unruly
churlish
passionate
opposing
vigorous
self-assertive
itching to fight
short-tempered
under arms
dissenting
radical
antisocial
ultra-active
extremist
two-fisted
extreme
forceful
combating
oppositional
opposed
negativistic
fanatical
embattled
zealous
resistant
passive-aggressive
unsocial
uncivil
warrish
revolutionary
assertory
dissident
conflicting
opposite
unwilling
reluctant
adversative
accusatorial
allergic
at odds
oppugning
looking for trouble
in arms
stand-offish
sensitive
gutsy
peppy
gritty
frisky
mettlesome
lively
alive
energetic
bubbly
gutty
zestful
game
hearty
hot-blooded
go-getting
full-blooded
high-strung
full of pep
more ❯
Noun
▲
A rude and mocking remark
jeer
boo
hiss
taunt
catcall
mockery
ridicule
sneer
abuse
derision
hoot
insult
jibe
scoffing
shout
teasing
bird
booing
catcalling
disapproval
heckling
hissing
interruption
raspberry
razz
scoff
scorn
shouting
snort
aspersion
barracking
gibe
knocking
obloquy
Bronx cheer
dig
put down
barb
sarcasm
taunting
affront
crack
slam
jab
swipe
brickbat
slight
cutting remark
cut
disdain
outrage
slur
parting shot
slap
disparagement
ridiculing
comeback
criticism
whistle
razzing
wisecrack
jeering
contempt
raillery
sneering
jibing
kidding
ragging
epithet
diss
ribbing
chaffing
goading
dis
goofing
dump
slap in the face
winding up
taking the mickey
provocation
banter
mock
chaff
heckle
lampoon
joking
persiflage
sneers
sledge
reproach
joshing
taunts
mimicry
fleer
censure
sardonicism
roast
indignity
jibes
shout of derision
twitting
needling
leer
backhanded compliment
snappy comeback
dirty dig
kidology
offence
UK
contumely
offense
US
sport
gird
chiacking
dart
poke
pulling someone's chain
name
personality
snide remark
verbal dig
wolf whistle
sound
snidery
derisiveness
decry
gibing
rebuff
invective
vitriol
lampooning
shaft
disrespect
attack
mocking remark
verbal jab
snub
spite
gibes
sting
hit
pointed comment
barbed remark
quip
rag
rank-out
joke
ride
twit
tease
insinuation
remark
innuendo
cry
yell
roar
verbal abuse
howl
scream
shriek
holler
whoop
yowl
vociferation
bay
cheer
wail
call
guffaw
bellow
screech
caricature
satire
parody
burlesque
badinage
travesty
rib
irony
laughter
farce
rally
foolery
mordancy
buffoonery
put-on
denigration
deprecation
belittlement
diminishment
bitterness
sharpness
detraction
acerbity
derogation
depreciation
cynicism
causticity
trenchancy
causticness
vilification
belittling
acrimony
rancor
US
corrosiveness
superciliousness
acidity
mocking
rancour
UK
acridity
spoof
send-up
fun
mordacity
repartee
takeoff
wit
jesting
slander
pasquinade
calumny
scornfulness
skit
backstabbing
misrepresentation
imitation
play
sendup
insults
degradation
jeers
flouting
defamation
lessening
opprobrium
pooh-poohing
chiding
backchat
pleasantry
debasement
condescension
slagging
sham
bantering
vituperation
condemnation
scolding
caviling
US
carping
cavilling
UK
cavil
distortion
libel
traducement
scurrility
backbiting
squib
lampoonery
libeling
US
traducing
pastiche
impersonation
impression
take-off
cartoon
give-and-take
libelling
UK
character assassination
slagging off
forcefulness
directness
outspokenness
brutality
incisiveness
josh
leg-pulling
japing
asperity
acridness
tartness
virulence
cattiness
venom
acidness
curses
facetiousness
bile
cursing
odium
roasting
good-humoured mockery
asteism
virulency
swearing
black humor
US
expletives
simulation
comedy
copy
slanging
fulmination
backhander
pilgarlic
tirade
takedown
pasquil
sketch
calumniation
scurrilousness
smearing
put-downs
clowning about
antics
jokes
skylarking
fooling around
mischief
clowning around
perversion
defaming
foul language
bad-mouthing
verbal attack
trash talk
besmirching
charade
corruption
stigmatization
US
muckraking
stigmatisation
UK
pantomime
acid
running down
scandalmongering
wryness
backhandedness
sarkiness
poor substitute
apology for
exaggeration
poor imitation
pretense
US
excuse for
pretence
UK
absurdity
discredit
revilement
hurt
tale
harm
smear campaign
injustice
maligning
scandal
injury
lie
knock
disesteem
damage
pejorative
wrong
minimization
castigation
denunciation
marginalization
US
reprobation
recrimination
chastisement
reproval
marginalisation
UK
contemptuousness
upbraiding
excoriation
slamming
admonishment
slating
remonstrance
critique
flak
reproof
despisement
despite
wordplay
playing down
smear
underestimation
blame
berating
faultfinding
panning
misprision
quips
hatred
witticisms
crosstalk
ripostes
sallies
nitpicking
prejudice
drollery
despitefulness
falsification
witticism
disgust
dislike
wisecracks
distorted drawing
distorted representation
false impression
exaggerated drawing
exaggerated representation
swordplay
distaste
jocularity
snobbishness
quipping
bants
disregard
fault-finding
exchange
chitchat
gossip
dissing
hate
indifference
witty conversation
verbal disapproval
nit-picking
witty remarks
bons mots
dismissiveness
playful jab
small talk
aversion
antipathy
misappreciation
insolence
despisal
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British, informal
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Verbal abuse or insults
verbal
abuse
castigation
vilification
upbraiding
flak
vituperation
revilement
defamation
slander
stick
scolding
insults
reproval
curses
aspersions
slagging
cursing
slating
rebuke
jeering
teasing
tongue-lashing
bad-mouthing
mud-slinging
slagging off
stream of abuse
a caning
a roasting
torrent of abuse
a lashing
a rocket
a rollicking
a wigging
a bollocking
censure
denigration
criticism
condemnation
opprobrium
blame
disparagement
reproach
denunciation
obloquy
calumniation
animadversion
contumely
invective
calumny
libel
excoriation
knocking
fault-finding
vitriol
scurrility
objurgation
bad press
character assassination
disapproval
chastisement
execration
derogation
lambasting
slamming
fulmination
billingsgate
tirade
hostility
attack
disapprobation
reviling
panning
reproof
stricture
sideswipe
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
slurs
swipe
rap
pan
brickbat
knock
aspersion
derision
berating
signifying
verbal abuse
complaints
discredit
opposition
brickbats
odium
scorn
contempt
punishment
aggravation
sideswipes
hassle
complaint
detraction
insult
a bad press
a bawling-out
a bashing
critical remarks
an earful
a row
slights
swearing
offense
US
offence
UK
indignities
expletives
jibes
insolence
rebukes
disrespect
slanging
traducement
rudeness
slanging match
name-calling
kicking around
foul language
trash talk
swear words
put-downs
quinine
verbals
knifing
hosing
verbal attack
pushing around
critique
admonishment
broadside
smear
remonstrance
slur
recrimination
chiding
objection
slam
nitpicking
examen
cavilling
UK
carping
cavil
quibble
faultfinding
takedown
reprobation
roast
blast
slap
hit
captiousness
caviling
US
sledge
arraignment
notice
cut
put down
nit-picking
call down
critical remark
anvil chorus
bad notice
verbal disapproval
reprimand
admonition
harangue
denouncement
venom
slandering
malice
evil-speaking
backbiting
spite
bashing
spitefulness
fulminations
rubbishing
cattiness
savaging
mauling
belittlement
depreciation
smearing
scandal
maligning
deprecation
backstabbing
libeling
US
traducing
libelling
UK
scurrilousness
scandalmongering
ridicule
diminishment
muckraking
lie
defaming
belittling
accusation
slight
vilifying
aspersing
blackening
smear campaign
misrepresentation
disdain
degradation
railing
tale
lessening
mocking
debasement
mudslinging
black eye
defamation of character
malicious gossip
false report
discourtesy
impertinence
gossip
malicious talk
malapertness
humiliation
arrogance
remark
spiteful talk
infighting
badmouthing
viciousness
diatribe
underestimation
bad language
philippics
prejudice
jeremiad
blasphemy
sarcasm
philippic
counterblast
epithet
polemic
unkind remarks
hateful talk
maliciousness
dirty dig
backhanded compliment
untruth
lying
innuendo
ribaldry
vulgarity
stigma
malediction
dirt
insinuation
aftertale
slime
rumour
UK
misrepresentation of character
coarse words
foul talk
rough language
abusive language
abusive talk
rumourmongering
UK
rumor
US
rumormongering
US
mud
dump
running down
lecture
dirty laundry
false light
tittle-tattle
fake news
low-down dirty
slagging-off
slap in face
cheap shot
shame
false accusation
disrepute
remonstration
injury
hurt
harm
disesteem
injustice
damage
pejorative
wrong
minimization
roasting
carpeting
rollicking
earful
commination
stain
blemish
wigging
serve
reprehension
rating
dressing-down
riot act
telling-off
slap on the wrist
ticking off
rap over the knuckles
ticking-off
besmirching
stigmatization
US
stigmatisation
UK
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