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

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery