chivvy

[US]/ˈtʃivi/
[UK]/'tʃɪvi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. vaivata tai häiritä (jonkun) sitkeillä vaatimuksilla tai valituksilla.
Word Forms
Past Tensechivvied
Past Participlechivvied
Present Participlechivvying
Pluralchivvies
Third Person Singularchivvies

Example Sentences

an association which chivvies government into action.

yhdistys, joka painostaa hallitusta toimimaan.

I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.

Tulisin pesääsi alas ja ajaisin sinut ulos kuin vanha tenava.

Real-world Examples

Many governments are trying to chivvy the steel transition along.

Source: Economist Business

I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.' The others left soon after him.

Source: Brideshead Revisited

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