Example sentences from the Web for chivy

I thought: "In a day or two I shall get to like her, and then I shan't be able to chivy her."
A Diary Without Dates|Enid Bagnold
The objective of the R. Sussex on the left was the enemy's trenches along the Chivy road.
The First Seven Divisions|Ernest W. Hamilton
They are not in a hurry, nor "chivy" over their work either; the tides rise and fall slowly, and they work in correspondence.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
It was an eternal game of chivy or hide-and-seek, each person being by turn the hunter and the hunted.
The Divine Fire|May Sinclair

I let the first class off easily, but the second I chivy through a whole year.
The Wife and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov

chivy

chivvy chevy British

/ (ˈtʃɪvɪ) /

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verb chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying or chevied

(tr) to harass or nag

(tr) to hunt

(intr) to run about

noun plural chivies, chivvies or chevies

a hunt

obsolete a hunting cry

Word Origin for chivy

C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad

Words nearby chivy

chivalric, chivalrous, chivalry, chivaree, chive, chivy, Ch. J., Chkalov, Chladni figure, chlamydate, chlamydeous

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单词	chivy
释义	Example sentences from the Web for chivy I thought: "In a day or two I shall get to like her, and then I shan't be able to chivy her." A Diary Without Dates\|Enid Bagnold The objective of the R. Sussex on the left was the enemy's trenches along the Chivy road. The First Seven Divisions\|Ernest W. Hamilton They are not in a hurry, nor "chivy" over their work either; the tides rise and fall slowly, and they work in correspondence. The Open Air\|Richard Jefferies It was an eternal game of chivy or hide-and-seek, each person being by turn the hunter and the hunted. The Divine Fire\|May Sinclair I let the first class off easily, but the second I chivy through a whole year. The Wife and Other Stories\|Anton Chekhov chivy chivvy chevy British / (ˈtʃɪvɪ) / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chivy ON THESAURUS.COM verb chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying or chevied (tr) to harass or nag (tr) to hunt (intr) to run about noun plural chivies, chivvies or chevies a hunt obsolete a hunting cry Word Origin for chivy C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad Words nearby chivy chivalric, chivalrous, chivalry, chivaree, chive, chivy, Ch. J., Chkalov, Chladni figure, chlamydate, chlamydeous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chivy seek, go after, tear, run down, rush, expel, hunt, drive, trail, track, follow, hound, pester, bully, tease, rattle, taunt, ridicule, interrupt, embarrass
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