thieving

The thieving squirrel stole all the nuts from the bird feeder.

She caught the thieving employee red-handed stealing money from the cash register.

Thieving behavior will not be tolerated in this store.

The thieving cat sneaked into the neighbor's house and stole a fish.

The police arrested the thieving gang responsible for the recent burglaries.

The thieving magpie was known for stealing shiny objects.

The thieving raccoon rummaged through the trash looking for food.

The thieving child was caught stealing candy from the store.

Thieving tendencies can be a sign of deeper emotional issues.

The thieving monkey grabbed the tourist's sunglasses and ran off.

I mean, they forget all about the years of thieving and robbing?

Some word historians say this expression began in 17th century England within thieving communities.

My kids have been on kind of a thieving jag, stealing stuff from around the neighborhood.

Here, you little thieving rogues, if you will keep the rest, you may take this one too!

He got five years in federal prison for his thieving.

She is a thieving baggage, nothing less, and she may know it!

My kids have been on a thieving jag.

I first become aware of myself down in Essex, a thieving turnips for my living.

Perhaps notes would have made it seem less like thieving, but this was all gold.

Ultimately, the book endorses Bertha's scorn for the " nonsense" of treating " petty thieving and threatening people as a sort of political stance" .