chivying

Meanings

• Verb

  To urge or encourage someone persistently.

  - "He was chivying his friend to join the gym."
  - "She didn't like being chivied into doing things she wasn't comfortable with."

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Synonyms

scamper , chase , hunt

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with chivying
jiving , driving , striving , hiving , surviving , thriving , diving , riving , striving , hiving , jiving , deriving , arriving , driving , striving , diving , surviving , thriving

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Variants

List of all variants of chivying that leads to same result
chivied , chivies , chivvied , chivvies , chivvy , chivvying , chivy , chivying

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Etymology

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Originated from the Middle English word 'chive', meaning 'to prick' or 'to goad'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'chivy' was also used in Middle English to refer to a small onion.

2. In some dialects, 'chivying' is used as a synonym for 'teasing' or 'ribbing'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Encouragement: Chivying is a form of encouragement, often used to motivate someone to do something.

2. Persuasion: Chivying is a form of persuasion, used to influence someone's behavior or decision-making.

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Culture

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Chivying is often used in a light-hearted or teasing manner, and can be found in various forms of literature, particularly in dialogue between characters. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew', Petruchio chivies Katherine into marrying him.

How to Memorize "chivying"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the image of someone urging or encouraging someone else persistently.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'chivying' with the idea of encouragement or motivation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Chivy: Charming, Helpful, Inspiring, Vital Yield' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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