hectored
simple past tense of hector
past participle of hector
• tochered
Source: Wiktionary
Hec"tor, n. Etym: [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam.]
Definition: A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
Hec"tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored; p. pr. & vb. n. Hectoring.]
Definition: To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden.
Hec"tor, v. i.
Definition: To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 January 2025
(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
