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chivy
/ ˈʃɪɪ /
verb
(tr) to harass or nag
(tr) to hunt
(intr) to run about
noun
a hunt
obsoletea hunting cry
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chivy1
Example Sentences
He, almost alone, did not spend the final few minutes bellowing and barking and chivying and chiding: There was not a drop of energy left in his body.
He would routinely chivy his friends into the ring in order to engage in tests of strength.
Progress isn’t as far advanced as it is on the OECD’s parallel project to clamp down on private-banking tax havens, but it is already showing signs of chivying companies into action.
He continued to chivy the sausage, his face deep in his book, as the front door let out a loud wha-pop!
She chivvies the youngest by telling him that a lion is pacing right behind.
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