Dictionary

thieving en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈθiːvɪŋ/

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal
   • From her point of view, sex itself, or sexual awareness, is the thief that stole away her innocence (which completes the picture of Thomas's totally thieving world). 1966, William T. Moynihan, The craft and art of Dylan Thomas:
   • The landlady was "a desperately mean old specimen... who employed a very thieving set of servants," 2001, Mary Elizabeth Massey, George C. Rable, Refugee life in the Confederacy:

Deriveds

thievingly

Translations (11)

sv tjuvaktig (that steals) · is stelvís (that steals) · pl złodziejski (that steals) · sh kradljiv (that steals) · ga bradach (that steals) · it ladresco (that steals) · mk крадлив (that steals) · la fūrax (that steals) · nb tyvaktig (that steals) · de diebisch (that steals) · fi varasteleva (that steals)

thieving en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈθiːvɪŋ/

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The action of theft.
   • "There's nothing to spend your thievings on up here." 1910, Amy McLaren, Bawbee Jock:

Forms

Translations (13)

mk кра́жба (action of theft) · sv tjuveri (action of theft) · ga ropaireacht (action of theft) · ga gadaíocht (action of theft) · fi varastaminen (action of theft) · mr चोरी (action of theft) · sh krađa (action of theft) · gd mèirle (action of theft) · pl złodziejstwo (action of theft) · sv stöld (action of theft) · ga bradaíl (action of theft) · fi varastelu (action of theft) · mr चौर्यकर्म (action of theft)

thieving en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈθiːvɪŋ/

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of thieve
   form of thieve