chivy (Meaning)
chivy (v)
annoy continually or chronically
chivy (v. t.)
To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch.
Synonyms & Antonyms of chivy
Synonyms:
- persecute
- pique
- invade
- dun
- torment
- get
- besiege
- distress
- trouble
- afflict
- irk
- beset
- devil
- infringe
- rasp
- chafe
- plague
- enrage
- provoke
- grate
- bedevil
- enflame
- gnaw
- exasperate
- aggravate
- nettle
- antagonize
- inflame
- rile
- dog
- perturb
- butt in
- madden
- cut in (on)
- hassle
- beleaguer
- inconvenience
- peeve
- rankle
- outrage
- harass
- agitate
- gall
- infuriate
- anger
- put out
- encroach
- trespass
- fret
- roil
- obtrude
Antonyms:
chivy Sentence Examples
- The hikers had to chivy their way up the steep mountain trail, using ropes and handholds.
- To catch the elusive rabbit, the farmer had to chivy it out from under the bushes.
- The cat tried to chivy the mouse out of its hiding spot behind the refrigerator.
- Despite the stormy weather, the fishermen continued to chivy their boat toward the harbor.
- The shepherd used his sheepdog to chivy the scattered flock back into the pen.
- The children had to chivy their kite out of the tree branches with a long stick.
- With determination, the climbers chivied themselves up the rock face, inch by inch.
- The cowboys chivied the cattle along the dusty trail toward the watering hole.
- To navigate the dense forest, the explorers chivied their way through the thick underbrush.
- The gardener chivied the stubborn weeds out of the flowerbeds with a trowel.
FAQs About the word chivy
annoy continually or chronicallyTo goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch.
annoy, irritate,bother,pester, bug, intrude (upon), worry, vex, disturb, persecute
leave, appease, slight, forget, disregard, disregard, forget, placate,ignore, appease
The hikers had to chivy their way up the steep mountain trail, using ropes and handholds.
To catch the elusive rabbit, the farmer had to chivy it out from under the bushes.
The cat tried to chivy the mouse out of its hiding spot behind the refrigerator.
Despite the stormy weather, the fishermen continued to chivy their boat toward the harbor.