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chivvy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
chivvy
(verb)
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chivvy
/
ˈ
tʃɪvi/
verb
chivvies
;
chivvied
;
chivvying
chivvy
/
ˈ
tʃɪvi/
verb
chivvies
;
chivvied
;
chivvying
Learner's definition of CHIVVY
[
+ object
]
British, informal
:
to try to make (someone) do something more quickly especially in an annoying way
The parents
chivvied
the children along.
They
chivvied
us to finish the job quicker.
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