Shortly Ross is bossing the party, even browbeating everyone into swimming naked. The worst of it was they got by with much of their browbeating and hooliganism. Rickenbacker assumed leadership, encouraging and browbeating the others to keep their spirits up. This public browbeating did not play well at home. Truan had long been known for browbeating members who tried to block his agenda. He has seldom worked so hard in any picture or had such a browbeating ball.