as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried
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Recent Examples of browbeat
Some of them used that stage to browbeat Democratic politicians.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But analysts have said Trump’s aggressive campaign to browbeat Powell into backing rate cuts could jeopardize the Fed’s autonomy and unnerve markets.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
But Cotton, annoyed by Hank’s indirectness and emotion, browbeats his son.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Trump recently used the same terms in an attempt to browbeat South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in the oval office.
—Time, 9 June 2025
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Ryan Thornton, 37, of Racine, was initially charged in October in Dane County with stalking and misdemeanor counts of intimidating a victim and disorderly conduct.—
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Salerno claims her team was disqualified from the following meet, and then began to face intimidating stares from the trans athlete at public events.—
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For the second game running, Omari Hutchinson was too easily bullied off the ball in a dangerous area.—
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Though the basics are similar, the improvements and extras combine to bully its predecessor into storage, and the Roadie 4 now has pride of place in the accessories cubby of my guitar's travel case.—
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“Browbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browbeat. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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