- present participle of bully.
bullying
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Dave educated more than 400,000 people about suicide, bullying and gun violence over the next several years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The bullying is both more insidious and more soberingly recognizable.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
They will also be held directly responsible for protecting under-18s from pornography, online bullying, content that glorifies crime, and content that encourages eating disorders.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
"It's the story of an outsider, and bullying has not gone away in 50 years," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The experience had clearly chastened Mr Wormwood and he seemed temporarily to have lost his taste for boasting and bullying.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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