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chivy
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.]chivy (ˈtʃɪvɪ) or chivvy; chevyvb, chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying or chevied1. (tr) to harass or nag2. (tr) to hunt3. (intr) to run aboutn, pl chivies, chivvies or chevies4. (Hunting) a hunt5. (Hunting) obsolete a hunting cry[C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad]chivy
Past participle: chivied
Gerund: chivying
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| I chivy | | you chivy | | he/she/it chivies | | we chivy | | you chivy | | they chivy |
| Preterite |
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| I chivied | | you chivied | | he/she/it chivied | | we chivied | | you chivied | | they chivied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am chivying | | you are chivying | | he/she/it is chivying | | we are chivying | | you are chivying | | they are chivying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have chivied | | you have chivied | | he/she/it has chivied | | we have chivied | | you have chivied | | they have chivied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was chivying | | you were chivying | | he/she/it was chivying | | we were chivying | | you were chivying | | they were chivying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had chivied | | you had chivied | | he/she/it had chivied | | we had chivied | | you had chivied | | they had chivied |
| Future |
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| I will chivy | | you will chivy | | he/she/it will chivy | | we will chivy | | you will chivy | | they will chivy |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have chivied | | you will have chivied | | he/she/it will have chivied | | we will have chivied | | you will have chivied | | they will have chivied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be chivying | | you will be chivying | | he/she/it will be chivying | | we will be chivying | | you will be chivying | | they will be chivying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been chivying | | you have been chivying | | he/she/it has been chivying | | we have been chivying | | you have been chivying | | they have been chivying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been chivying | | you will have been chivying | | he/she/it will have been chivying | | we will have been chivying | | you will have been chivying | | they will have been chivying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been chivying | | you had been chivying | | he/she/it had been chivying | | we had been chivying | | you had been chivying | | they had been chivying |
| Conditional |
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| I would chivy | | you would chivy | | he/she/it would chivy | | we would chivy | | you would chivy | | they would chivy |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have chivied | | you would have chivied | | he/she/it would have chivied | | we would have chivied | | you would have chivied | | they would have chivied |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  chivy - 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, chivvy, 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 |
chivy
Synonyms for chivyverb annoy continually or chronicallySynonyms- beset
- chevvy
- chevy
- chivvy
- 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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