variants
also ballyragging
as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
anonymous trolls on the website tried to bullyrag him into backing down
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For those just starting out, financial health can feel intimidating.—
Charlyn Tanner,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026 -
However, the process of buying and selling gold or silver can seem intimidating, especially for those who have never done so before.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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This is also not the first time LAUSD has been blamed in the death of a student amid allegations of bullying.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Clumsiness notwithstanding, bringing a criminal case against a journalist who was reporting on a protest is an authoritarian tactic—a means of frightening the press away from uncovering the truth.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Bullyragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullyragging. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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