thiev·ing

thiev·ing
/ˈθiːvıŋ/ noun [noncount]
somewhat old-fashioned : the act or activity of stealing

They finally found out about his thieving.

thieving adj, always used before a noun

You thieving liar!


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  • thiev — thiev·ery; thiev·ing·ly; thiev·ish; thiev·ish·ly; thiev·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • thievingly — thiev·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • thieving — thiev|ing1 [ θivıŋ ] noun uncount the act or practice of stealing thieving thiev|ing 2 [ θivıŋ ] adjective INFORMAL behaving like a thief: a lying thieving manipulator …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thieving — thiev|ing [ˈθi:vıŋ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: thief] BrE informal the act of stealing things >thieving adj ▪ thieving pirates …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • thieve — [[t]θiv[/t]] v. t. v. i. thieved, thiev•ing to steal • Etymology: bef. 950; OE thēofian, der. of theōf thief (not recorded in ME) thiev′ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • outthieve — out thieve′ v. t. thieved, thiev•ing …   From formal English to slang

  • ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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