Found 2 items, similar to chivvying.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chivvying chivvying See chivy chivy v : annoy continually or chronically; “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”; “This man harasses his female co-workers” [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke] [also: chivvying, chivvies, chivvied, chivied, chevying, chevies, chevied]
English → English (gcide) Definition: chivvy Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.] [Prob. fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.] 1. A cry used in hunting. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A hunt; chase; pursuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] chivvy \chivvy\ v. same as chivy. [Also spelled chivy, chevy, and chevvy.] Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [WordNet 1.5] Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.] [Cf. Chevy.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy.] --Dickens. Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]