chivvying
verb
- 1
To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
- 2
To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
- 3
To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
- 4
To pursue as in a hunt.
“to chivvy the fox”
noun
- 1
The act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
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