Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.
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- verb Present participle of
browbeat .
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Examples
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If she pulls out too quickly, she will fall prey to the usual browbeating from the right — the same theme that has played relentlessly since 1968.
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If she pulls out too quickly, she will fall prey to the usual browbeating from the right — the same theme that has played relentlessly since 1968.
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* Also in that link: Republican candidates across the country begin using Obama's efforts to pressure Israel as a weapon against Dems, with one alleging an "alarming pattern" in the mideast and another accusing Obama of "browbeating" Israel.
The Morning Plum 2010
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If they treat Richardson this way, in public, what kind of browbeating, threats and general nastiness are they using more quietly with the uncommitted supers?
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I frankly don't think the Quebec people will stand for that kind of browbeating, or should I say, "drilling."
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In several congressional contests Republicans are making mischief over the administration's recent relative firmness towards Israel, with one candidate accusing Obama of "browbeating" the Jewish state, and others suggesting the Democratic administration is fraying the historic ties that have bound the two countries.
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Funk disputed the contention of prosecutors that Zabawa confessed to the crimes, saying jurors would instead hear tapes of a "browbeating" at the hands of law enforcement that went on for hours.
News 2009
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[157] It said that there was no evidence of "browbeating" or a verbal attack to the extent that the Standard was threatened.
ScreenTalk 2009
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Funk disputed the contention of prosecutors that Zabawa confessed to the crimes, saying jurors would instead hear tapes of a "browbeating" at the hands of law enforcement that went on for hours.
kstp.com - MORE NEWS 2009
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And Allen West, a Republican running against Democratic Rep. Ron Klein in Florida's 22nd District, said Obama was "browbeating" Israel.
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