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Intimidating vs Hectoring - What's the difference?

intimidating | hectoring |

As verbs the difference between intimidating and hectoring

is that intimidating is while hectoring is .

As adjectives the difference between intimidating and hectoring

is that intimidating is threatening while hectoring is that hectors; intimidating or domineering.

As a noun hectoring is

the act of one who hectors, or acts blusteringly.

intimidating

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • threatening

    • hectoring

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That hectors; intimidating or domineering.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who hectors, or acts blusteringly.
  • * (Washington Irving)
    • their hectorings against an absent enemy, and their pusillanimity on his approach