hector
verb [T] /ˈhek.tər/
/-tɚ/ disapprovingDefinition
› to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get them to act or think as you want them toWays of talking hectoring /-ɪŋ/ adjective › He had a loud, hectoring manner.Ways of talking
(Definition of hector verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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