thievingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈθiː.vɪŋ/us/ˈθiː.vɪŋ/informalused to describe people who steal things:
Those thieving kids tried to steal my car.
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Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rip sth off
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- sting
- whip
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thievingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈθiː.vɪŋ/us/ˈθiː.vɪŋ/formalthe activity of stealing:
His was a life of thieving and cheating.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rip sth off
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- sting
- whip
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