chivvy
INFORMAL
chiv‧vy , chivy /ˈtʃɪvi/ verb (past tense and past participle chivvied, present participle chivvying, third person singular chivvies) [transitive]
(=chive) تعقیب کردن، اذیت کردن
chiv‧vy ,
chivy /ˈtʃɪvi/
verb (
past tense and past participle chivvied,
present participle chivvying,
third person singular chivvies)
[transitive] British English informal[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Chevy Chase, place near the border between England and Scotland where a battle was fought in 1388]
to try to make someone do something more quickly, especially in an annoying way
chivvy somebody along/up
Go and see if you can chivvy the kids up a bit. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲