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How to pronounce “bully”

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Pronunciation guide for bully

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of bully with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Coming Alive: The Journey To Reengage Your Life And CareerAnd that's bullying or a toxic work environment.
Definition summary: A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

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Coming Alive: The Journey To Reengage Your Life And Career

And that's bullying or a toxic work environment.

[Noun]
A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]
A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.
A hired thug.
A sex worker's minder.
(uncountable) Bully beef.
(obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies. A common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus
(obsolete or dialectal, Ireland and Northern England) An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
(dialectal) A companion; mate (male or female).
(obsolete) A darling, sweetheart (male or female).
(field hockey) A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
(mining) A miner's hammer.
[Verb]
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
(transitive) To act aggressively towards.
[Adjective]
(US, slang, dated) Very good.
(slang, obsolete) Jovial and blustering.
[Interjection]
(often followed by for) Well done; often sarcastic in modern use.