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chivvy
chiv·vy or chiv·y C0311600 (chĭv′ē)v. chiv·vied, chiv·vy·ing, chiv·vies or chiv·ied or chiv·y·ing or chiv·ies v.tr.1. To vex or harass with petty attacks: political opponents who chivvied the senator.2. To maneuver or secure gradually: "had spent two weeks chivvying this division toward combat readiness" (Tom Clancy).v.intr. To scurry.n. pl. chiv·vies or chiv·ies 1. A hunt or chase.2. A hunting cry.
[Variant of chevy, a hunt, hunting cry, from Chevy Chase, title of a ballad about a border skirmish, from Cheviot Chase, a large unenclosed hunting tract in the Cheviot Hills.]chiv•vy or chiv•y (ˈtʃɪv i)
chiv•vied or chiv•ied, chiv•vy•ing or chiv•y•ing. 1. to chase; run after. 2. to harass; torment. [1775–85; perhaps short for Chevy Chase, a 15th-century English ballad] chivvy
Past participle: chivvied
Gerund: chivvying
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| I chivvy | | you chivvy | | he/she/it chivvies | | we chivvy | | you chivvy | | they chivvy |
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| I chivvied | | you chivvied | | he/she/it chivvied | | we chivvied | | you chivvied | | they chivvied |
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| I am chivvying | | you are chivvying | | he/she/it is chivvying | | we are chivvying | | you are chivvying | | they are chivvying |
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| I have chivvied | | you have chivvied | | he/she/it has chivvied | | we have chivvied | | you have chivvied | | they have chivvied |
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| I was chivvying | | you were chivvying | | he/she/it was chivvying | | we were chivvying | | you were chivvying | | they were chivvying |
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| I had chivvied | | you had chivvied | | he/she/it had chivvied | | we had chivvied | | you had chivvied | | they had chivvied |
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| I will chivvy | | you will chivvy | | he/she/it will chivvy | | we will chivvy | | you will chivvy | | they will chivvy |
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| I will have chivvied | | you will have chivvied | | he/she/it will have chivvied | | we will have chivvied | | you will have chivvied | | they will have chivvied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be chivvying | | you will be chivvying | | he/she/it will be chivvying | | we will be chivvying | | you will be chivvying | | they will be chivvying |
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| I have been chivvying | | you have been chivvying | | he/she/it has been chivvying | | we have been chivvying | | you have been chivvying | | they have been chivvying |
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| I will have been chivvying | | you will have been chivvying | | he/she/it will have been chivvying | | we will have been chivvying | | you will have been chivvying | | they will have been chivvying |
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| I had been chivvying | | you had been chivvying | | he/she/it had been chivvying | | we had been chivvying | | you had been chivvying | | they had been chivvying |
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| I would chivvy | | you would chivvy | | he/she/it would chivvy | | we would chivvy | | you would chivvy | | they would chivvy |
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| I would have chivvied | | you would have chivvied | | he/she/it would have chivvied | | we would have chivvied | | you would have chivvied | | they would have chivvied |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  chivvy - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"beset, chevvy, chevy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provokeneedle, goad - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions |
chivvyverb (Brit.) nag, annoy, plague, hound, torment, harass, hassle (informal), prod, badger, pester, breathe down someone's neck (informal), pressure (informal), bug (informal), bend someone's ear (informal) She was very assertive, endlessly chivvying her staff to work harder.Translationschivvy
Related to chivvy: caitiff, adumbrate, potboiler, pother, puckish, seamySynonyms for chivvyverb nagSynonyms- nag
- annoy
- plague
- hound
- torment
- harass
- hassle
- prod
- badger
- pester
- breathe down someone's neck
- pressure
- bug
- bend someone's ear
Synonyms for chivvyverb annoy continually or chronicallySynonyms- beset
- chevvy
- chevy
- chivy
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- molest
- plague
- provoke
Related Words- needle
- goad
- annoy
- devil
- gravel
- irritate
- nark
- rile
- vex
- nettle
- rag
- bother
- chafe
- get at
- get to
- bedevil
- dun
- torment
- frustrate
- crucify
- haze
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