chivvy

Meaning

Verb

1. (British, transitive) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
2. (British, transitive) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
3. (British, transitive) To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
4. (British, transitive) To pursue as in a hunt.

Noun

Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.

Synonyms

chivy

chevvy

chevy

harry

provoke

molest

harass

beset

dodge

hassle

plague

torture

annoy

eat into

torment

haunt

hunt

irritate

chase

bedevil

cark

push

exhort

goose

🪿

grill

Translations

irritar

importunar

vessare

incomodar

acosar

molestar

harceler

tormentare

aborrecer

ضايق

حرض

تحرش

غيظ

نهك

حث

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɪvi/

Etymology

From 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.