How to pronounce browbeat
American English pronunciation
BROW-beet
- IPA
- /ˈbɹaʊˌbit/
- Syllables
- BROW · beet (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What browbeat means
To bully someone into doing something
In a sentence: The coach tried to browbeat the players into practicing longer.
Where it comes from: A 1500s English word meaning to overpower with a stern look ("brow").
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