Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullying

/ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: bul-ly-ing
IPA: /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of bully

Example Sentences

"[Greenland's current Prime Minister Múte] Egede has insisted that Greenland is not for sale and he framed the polling partly as a referendum on Trump's seemingly bellicose bullying, saying the election was a "fateful choice.""
"Bullying is a punishable offense in schools."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bully Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying From bully + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bullyings (plural)

Derived Forms

antibullying bullyingly counterbullying cyberbullying nonbullying prebullying unbullying

Phrases

e-bullying

Frequently Paired Words

abuse mobbing

Synonyms

blustery intimidation

Questions

How do you pronounce bullying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/.
What does bullying mean?: An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
Where does bullying come from?: Etymology tree English bully Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying From bully + -ing.

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