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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 |
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I would chivy | you would chivy | he/she/it would chivy | we would chivy | you would chivy | they would chivy |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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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