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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

bullied

/ˈbʊlid/

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What does bullied mean?

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of bully

adjective

  1. Having been a victim of a bully.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbʊlid/

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Three times the jury refused to find her guilty, until Jeffreys bullied and frightened them into that false verdict.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699
It occurred to him to add, “Please remember that I am not in the witness-box, to be bullied or insulted by a professional.”
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133
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He was a hero to his valet, who bullied him, and a terror to most of his relations, whom he bullied in turn.
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174
The other men, who had looked on fairly, without interfering, seeing the temper and vigour of the man they had bullied, made overtures of reconciliation.
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
“Is it possible,” he asked at last, “that they do that sort of thing over here? that helpless women are bullied into marrying men they hate?”
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177