had been browbeating

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of browbeat.
  browbeat

  verb (used with object)

  to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully.

Related Words

• badger
• bully
• coerce
• harass
• hector
• intimidate
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