Thieving

//ˈθiːvɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of theft. uncountable, usually

    ""There's nothing to spend your thievings on up here.""

  2. 2
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of thieve form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal not-comparable

    "From her point of view, sex itself, or sexual awareness, is the thief that stole away her innocence (which completes the picture of Thomas's totally thieving world)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    given to thievery wordnet

Synonyms

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larcenyabstractionannexationappropriationbrigandishburglarious

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"It appears that my husband is cheating on me with my friend. I want to tell her: "You thieving cat!""

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