CHIVVY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chivvy mean? 

• CHIVVY (verb)
  The verb CHIVVY has 1 sense:

1. annoy continually or chronically

  Familiarity information: CHIVVY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIVVY (verb)

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

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

beset; chevvy; chevy; chivvy; chivy; harass; harry; hassle; molest; plague; provoke

Context example:

This man harasses his female co-workers

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