noun
- the act of confronting or challenging someone boldly
Usage: formal
verb
- present participle of beard: to confront or challenge boldly
Examples
- The journalist was bearding the politician with tough questions.
- Bearding the lion in his den requires great courage.
- She spent the afternoon bearding corporate executives about their policies.
- The activist was bearding the mayor at the town hall meeting.
- Bearding authority figures was his specialty.
- The reporter’s bearding of the corrupt official made headlines.