Translations for „hectoring“ in the English » German Dictionary

hec·tor·ing [ˈhektərɪŋ, Am -ɚɪŋ] ADJ attr

hectoring

tyrannisch

I . hec·tor [ˈhektəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to hector sb

jdn tyrannisieren [o. inf schikanieren]

II . hec·tor [ˈhektəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

hector

Tyrann(in) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Now the incessant hectoring of the (alleged) man of the cloth.

www.columbiatribune.com

Winding, hectoring, inebriated conversation is on the menu.

www.chicagotribune.com

It's also hectoring, monotonal, unedited, rambling, and often unforgivably boring.

thespinoff.co.nz

In all, his response painted him as pretty much the hectoring control freak his actresses said he was during filming.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Apparently, even the people who get bused in to their rallies can't be paid to listen to liberals hectoring them on talk radio.

abcnews.go.com

Hopefully our officials and speechwriters will restrain the hectoring missionary language.

ottawacitizen.com

We will not change their minds by a hectoring or sneering born of our own prejudices.

www.independent.co.uk

And they also need to promote those human qualities that have been trampled in the hyper-commodification and hectoring self-importance of contemporary culture.

www.ft.com

He rang several times, hectoring the reception staff.

www.crikey.com.au

Yet its tone is never patronising, shrill or hectoring.

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