1. hectoring - Noun
2. hectoring - Adjective
3. hectoring - Verb
of Hector
Source: Webster's dictionaryI'm struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion. Stephen Spender
Africa is also susceptible to superpower hectoring because of its weak economic situation and attendant lesser influence on global affairs. Source: Internet
A mariachi musician, introduced as comic relief, gets his own episode that reveals him as a soulful artist trying to keep his integrity; Ana’s mother evolves from a hectoring nemesis to a toughened survivor. Source: Internet
Indeed, visiting the doctor's office is like a taste of socialism -- the crowded waiting room with little to read but hectoring posters, the feeling of helplessness, the endless forms to fill out. Source: Internet
People simply do not buy repeated hectoring by the President and her allies that charter change will bring the country to paradise and news that she is sick generates further expectations for her to step down. Source: Internet
During the Dáil debate on O’Dea last week, both O’Dea himself and Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern adopted a hectoring tone, throwing accusations at the Opposition. Source: Internet