bullyragging

verb

variants also ballyragging
present participle of bullyrag
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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  1. intimidating
  2. bullying
  3. frightening
Verb
  • Too many people still viewed the nation’s performing-arts center as an intimidating marble monument for just the elite.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Tapping into the latter, Momoa’s onscreen transformation is nothing short of intimidating.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of intimidating
Verb
  • This is an agency with a history of billing scandals, of union bosses bullying pushover pols, of robust pensions and sweetheart health and dental plans that require little or no payment by employees.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of bullying
Verb
  • Powell tried to open the stall door, and then began fondling himself, frightening the 11-year-old, who tried to leave, but Powell blocked him from getting out.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.
    — Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Definition of frightening
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