chivy
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chiv·vy
or chiv·y (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.]
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chivy
(ˈtʃɪvɪ) orchivvy
;chevy
vb, chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying or chevied
1. (tr) to harass or nag
2. (tr) to hunt
3. (intr) to run about
n, pl chivies, chivvies or chevies
4. (Hunting) a hunt
5. (Hunting) obsolete a hunting cry
[C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad]
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chivy
Past participle: chivied
Gerund: chivying
| Imperative |
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| chivy |
| chivy |
| Present |
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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 |
| Conditional |
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| I would chivy |
| you would chivy |
| he/she/it would chivy |
| we would chivy |
| you would chivy |
| they would chivy |
| Past Conditional |
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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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. [画像:chivy - annoy continually or chronically]chivy - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
needle, 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
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