browbeat
verb (used with object)
to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully.
browbeating
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present participleof browbeat.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He named Quintero as his accomplice only after a browbeating from the authorities, who wanted to frame Quintero for a crime he didn’t commit, Trujillo told the jury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The question is whether the party now meekly succumbs to the browbeating:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Still, he insists on browbeating others to support a cause as lost as, well, making fetch happen.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
She often used a combination of charm and intense browbeating to convince the most reluctant members of the community to speak out in print or on TV.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
This divide-and-conquer strategy is better than repeatedly allowing counterexamples to intrude into the main line of an argument while browbeating readers into looking away.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
