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- [theev]
- /θiv/
- /ˈθiː.vɪŋ/
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- [theev]
- /θiv/
Definitions of thieving word
- verb with object thieving to take by theft; steal. 1
- verb without object thieving to act as a thief; commit theft; steal. 1
- uncountable noun thieving Thieving is the act of stealing things from people. 0
- adjective thieving Thieving means involved in stealing things or intending to steal something. 0
- adjective thieving given to stealing other people's possessions 0
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Origin of thieving
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Old English thēofian, derivative of theōf thief (not recorded in ME)
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Parts of speech for Thieving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thieving popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
thieving usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thieving
noun thieving
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- larceny — the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- banditry — Banditry is used to refer to acts of robbery and violence in areas where the rule of law has broken down.
adjective thieving
- depredatory — Tending or designed to depredate.
- wolfish — resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
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