chivvy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.

   “Odd's wouns! it was a proper hunt. Away went my gentlemen, whooping like madmen, with their coat skirts flapping in the breeze, chivying on the dogs and having a rare morning's sport.”

2. fiil To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.

   “He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Sangsby she was allus a chivying on me—like everybody everywheres.”

3. fiil To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
4. fiil To pursue as in a hunt.

   “to chivvy the fox”

5. isim Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.

   “Although Mr [Paul] Hatcher is not sure how popular the site will be he has designed it to handle up to 10,000 requests an hour. "It's just there to act as a chivvy to London Underground," he said.”