How to pronounce“hectoring”in English
adjIPA/hɛktɒrɪng/
Syllableshec·to·ring
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Definitions of “hectoring”
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adjective
That hectors; intimidating or domineering.
“The types that started using “-maxxing” in earnest often did so with such hectoring self-seriousness that it was impossible not to parody.”
verb
present participle and gerund of hector
noun
The act of one who hectors, or acts blusteringly.
“their hectorings against an absent enemy, and their pusillanimity on his approach”