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Synonyms & Antonyms of hectoring
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in bullying, browbeating
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hectoring
- frenzy,
- fury,
- onslaught,
- outbreak,
- outrage,
- paroxysm,
- rage,
- rampage,
- revolt,
- riot,
- rupture,
- shock,
- storm,
- terror,
- threat,
- tumult,
- turbulence,
- upheaval,
- uproar
- assault,
- attack,
- bashing,
- battering,
- battery,
- batting,
- beating,
- belting,
- bludgeoning,
- buffeting,
- clubbing,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- flogging,
- hammering,
- lacing,
- licking,
- mauling,
- paddling,
- pelting,
- pommeling
- (or pommelling),
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- smashing,
- socking,
- thrashing,
- thumping,
- tromping,
- walloping,
- whaling,
- whipping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for hectoring
hectoring
verbpresent participle of hector
Synonyms & Antonyms of hectoring (Entry 2 of 2)
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
- the judge warned the attorney that hectoring the witness with aggressive questioning would not be allowed
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