browbeat
verb (used with object)
to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully.
will browbeat
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future tenseof browbeat.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Whether Blair, like Thatcher, can or will browbeat his colleagues is unknown.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pompous boys are often mean-spirited and cowardly; they will browbeat those who are afraid of them; but those who look down on them and despise them, they hold in the highest esteem.
From Little Grandfather by Sophie May
