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noun | verb bullybully1 /ˈbʊli/ ●●○ noun (plural bullies) [countable] ETYMOLOGYbully1Origin: 1600-1700 bully lover, someone who controls a prostitute (16-19 centuries), probably from Dutch boel lover someone who uses his or her strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker: the school bully noun | verb bullybully2 ●○○ verb (, bullied, bullying) [transitive] VERB TABLEbully |
Present | I, you, we, they | bully | | he, she, it | bullies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bullied | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bullied | | he, she, it | has bullied | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bullied | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bully | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bullied |
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Present | I | am bullying | | he, she, it | is bullying | | you, we, they | are bullying | Past | I, he, she, it | was bullying | | you, we, they | were bullying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bullying | | he, she, it | has been bullying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bullying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bullying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bullying |
to threaten to hurt someone or frighten him or her, especially someone smaller or weaker: He used to bully the younger kids.—bullying noun [uncountable] |