thieving

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiːvɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ

Verb

thieving

1. present participle and gerund of thieve

Adjective

thieving (not comparable)

1. That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal
   • 1966, William T. Moynihan, The craft and art of Dylan Thomas:

     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).

   • 2001, Mary Elizabeth Massey, George C. Rable, Refugee life in the Confederacy:

     The landlady was "a desperately mean old specimen... who employed a very thieving set of servants,"

Translations

that steals

Finnish: varasteleva German: diebisch (de) Icelandic: stelvís Irish: bradach Italian: ladresco (it) Latin: fūrax Macedonian: крадлив m (kradliv) Norwegian: Bokmål: tyvaktig (no) Polish: złodziejski (pl) Serbo-Croatian: kradljiv (sh) m Swedish: tjuvaktig (sv)

Noun

thieving (usually uncountable, plural thievings)

1. The action of theft.
   • 1910, Amy McLaren, Bawbee Jock:

     "There's nothing to spend your thievings on up here."

Translations

action of theft

Finnish: varastaminen (fi), varastelu (fi) Irish: bradaíl f, gadaíocht f, ropaireacht f Macedonian: кра́жба f (krážba) Marathi: चोरी (mr) f (corī), चौर्यकर्म n (cauryakarma) Polish: złodziejstwo (pl) n Scottish Gaelic: mèirle f Serbo-Croatian: krađa (sh) f Swedish: stöld (sv) c, tjuveri (sv) n