chivvy
To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent requestTo coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
Meaning
4 senses(UK, transitive)To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
(UK, transitive)To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
досажда́тьdosaždátʹ
гонитиhonyty
(UK, transitive)To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
(UK, transitive)To pursue as in a hunt.
to chivvy the fox
гнатиhnaty
- annoy continually or chronically
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuFrom chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuit”), probably from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.
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Forms
chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chivviedSynonyms
12 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle