Associations to the word «Chivvy»

Wiktionary

CHIVVY, verb. To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
CHIVVY, verb. To coerce, as by persistent request.
CHIVVY, verb. To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
CHIVVY, verb. To pursue as in a hunt.
CHIVVY, noun. A goad.

Dictionary definition

CHIVVY, verb. Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn