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   What does hectoring mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HECTORING definition: 1. talking and behaving in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get someone…. Learn more.

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   What does the term 'Hector' mean?

   • The term 'Hectoring' means to treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully.

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   Is hectoring a good thing?

   • Many people in this country with sons or husbands in the services are naturally incensed by hectoring interviewers. Someone under arrest awaiting trial is not to be questioned or hectored. It is not good enough to hector or lecture people, or to subject communities to administrative and financial penalties or political ostracism.

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   What does Hector mean in Homer's Iliad?

   • In Homer's Iliad, Hector, the eldest son of King Priam of Troy, was a model soldier, son, father, and friend, the champion of the Trojan army until he was killed by the Greek hero Achilles. So how did his name become a verb meaning "to intimidate or harrass"?

   Hectoring Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   talking and behaving in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get someone to act or think as you want: He had a loud, hectoring manner. Her staff ignored his hectoring emails and phone calls for several months. See. hector. Fewer examples. He can be chilly and hectoring.

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     HECTORING meaning: 1. talking and behaving in a loud and...

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     hectoring definicja: 1. talking and behaving in a loud and...

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   noun. hec· tor ˈhek-tər. Synonyms of hector. 1. capitalized : a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles. 2. : bully, braggart. hector. 2 of 2. verb. hectored; hectoring ˈhek-t (ə-)riŋ. intransitive verb. : to behave in an arrogant or intimidating way : to play the bully : swagger. transitive verb.

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   (ˈhɛktərɪŋ ) adjective. overbearing and blustering. In a loud, hectoring tone, Alan told us that he wasn't going to waste time discussing nonsense. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'hectoring' in a sentence. hectoring.

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   to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get them to act or think as you want. Synonyms. browbeat. bully. strong-arm disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Ways of talking. atonally. beg the question idiom. blah. blither. come out. coo. pipe up. prate.

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   A complete guide to the word "HECTORING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   Definition of hectoring adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. The act of one who hectors, or acts blusteringly. Wiktionary. Advertisement.