ballyrags (Meaning)
ballyrags
to intimidate by bullying, to vex by teasing
Synonyms & Antonyms of ballyrags
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Synonyms:
- disquiets
- disconcerts
- blusters
- alarums
- menaces
- trash-talks
- upsets
- startles
- affrights
- distresses
- hectors
- bludgeons
- demoralizes
- presses
- terrifies
- pushes around
- unmans
- threatens
- blackjacks
- hounds
- shocks
- alarms
- terrorizes
- forces
- obliges
- compels
- perturbs
- spooks
- dragoons
- constrains
- discomposes
- psychs (out)
- horrifies
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ballyrags Sentence Examples
- The old man's ballyrags hung from the clothesline like tattered flags.
- The child's ballyrags were torn and dirty, a testament to their hard life.
- The homeless woman wrapped herself in her threadbare ballyrags to keep warm.
- The beggar stood in the street, his ballyrags soaking up the rain.
- The soldier's uniform was reduced to ballyrags after the intense battle.
- The abandoned house was filled with ballyrags, remnants of its former inhabitants.
- The child huddled under a blanket made of ballyrags, shivering in the cold.
- The thief used ballyrags to wipe away the evidence of his crime.
- The old woman's ballyrags were a symbol of her poverty and despair.
- The man wore ballyrags out of necessity, not out of choice.
FAQs About the word ballyrags
to intimidate by bullying, to vex by teasing
scares,bullies, intimidates, strong-arms,frightens, bulldozes, coerces, bogarts, harasses, cows
consoles, comforts,cheers, reassures, soothes, encourages, solaces,steels, convinces, persuades
The old man's ballyrags hung from the clothesline like tattered flags.
The child's ballyrags were torn and dirty, a testament to their hard life.
The homeless woman wrapped herself in her threadbare ballyrags to keep warm.
The beggar stood in the street, his ballyrags soaking up the rain.