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- Dictionarybul·ly/ˈbo͝olē/
noun
- 1. a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable: "he is a ranting, domineering bully"
verb
- 1. seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable): "her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school" Similar
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The meaning of BULLY is a blustering, browbeating person; especially : one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable. How to use bully in a sentence.
someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do: You're just a big bully! Teachers usually know who the bullies are in a class. Fewer examples. It takes courage to stand up to a bully. He was one of those school bullies who tyrannized the whole playground.
Bully definition: a blustering, mean, or predatory person who, from a perceived position of relative power, intimidates, abuses, harasses, or coerces people, especially those considered unlikely to defend themselves. See examples of BULLY used in a sentence.
someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do: You're just a big bully! Teachers usually know who the bullies are in a class. Fewer examples. It takes courage to stand up to a bully.
Synonyms for BULLY: great, terrific, excellent, lovely, wonderful, awesome, prime, beautiful; Antonyms of BULLY: poor, pathetic, vile, terrible, awful, rotten, wretched, lousy
A bully is someone who intimidates people, usually those who are weaker or smaller. The classic example of a bully is a mean kid in a schoolyard who hassles or beats up younger students. While a child or a teenager can be a bully, so is anyone who uses power or strength to scare or harm other people.
A bully is someone who often hurts or frightens other people. I fell victim to the office bully. He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.
