thieving

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθiːvɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ

Verb

thieving

present participle and gerund of thieve

Adjective

thieving (not comparable)

That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal
- 1966, William T. Moynihan, The craft and art of Dylan Thomas:
  From her point of view, sex itself, or sexual awareness, is the thief that stole away her innocence (which completes the picture of Thomas's totally thieving world).
- 2001, Mary Elizabeth Massey, George C. Rable, Refugee life in the Confederacy:
  The landlady was "a desperately mean old specimen... who employed a very thieving set of servants,"

Translations

that steals

Finnish: varasteleva
German: diebisch (de)
Icelandic: stelvís
Irish: bradach
Italian: ladresco (it)
Latin: fūrax
Macedonian: крадлив m (kradliv)
Serbo-Croatian: kradljiv (sh) m
Swedish: tjuvaktig (sv)

Noun

thieving (usually uncountable, plural thievings)

The action of theft.
- 1910, Amy McLaren, Bawbee Jock:
  "There's nothing to spend your thievings on up here."

Translations

action of theft

Finnish: varastaminen (fi), varastelu (fi)
Irish: bradaíl f, gadaíocht f, ropaireacht f
Macedonian: кра́жба f (krážba)
Scottish Gaelic: mèirle f
Serbo-Croatian: krađa (sh) f
Swedish: stöld (sv) c, tjuveri (sv) n

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