chivvy in English
- chivvy⇄chivvy, verb, -vied,-vying,noun, pl.-vies.
- chivvy⇄noun chevy.
- chivvy⇄v.i. 1. to chevy; scamper.
2. (Figurative.) to worry; nag. - chivvy⇄v.t. 1. to chase.
Ex. ... clients who have just been chivvied abruptly out of their rightful train (Punch). She [the ship] came ... with an armada of boats and aircraft to chivvy her along (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
2. (Figurative.) to ha