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CHIVVY
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they chivvy ... he / she / it chivvies
Past simple: chivvied
Past participle: chivvied
-ing form: chivvying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annoy continually or chronically
Example:
This man harasses his female co-workers
Synonyms:
beset; chevvy; chevy; chivvy; chivy; harass; harry; hassle; molest; plague; provoke
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "chivvy" is one way to...):
annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "chivvy"):
goad; needle (annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism)
bedevil; crucify; dun; frustrate; rag; torment (treat cruelly)
haze (harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
