bullies
SayBUU-leez/ˈbʊliz/
- 1Plural of bully. Use it when there is more than one bully.
The bullies at the bus stop took his lunch money every day.
Online bullies sent her mean messages all summer.
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- 2Present form of bully used with he, she, it, or one person or thing.
He bullies the younger kids on the playground.
Their coach bullies anyone who drops the ball.
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bullies is a form of bully
bully, noun: Someone who hurts, frightens, or threatens people who are weaker than them. Full entry
- Forms
- bullybullies plural
- Spelling
- bully → bullies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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