It appears that my husband is cheating on me with my friend. I want to tell her: "You thieving cat!"
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Thieving
//ˈθiːvɪŋ//
Synonyms for "thieving" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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Translations
24 translations across 13 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- varasteleva adj (that steals)
- varastaminen noun (action of theft)
- varastelu noun (action of theft)
German
1 entries- diebisch adj (that steals)
Icelandic
1 entries- stelvís adj (that steals)
Irish
4 entries- bradach adj (that steals)
- bradaíl noun (action of theft)
- gadaíocht noun (action of theft)
- ropaireacht noun (action of theft)
Italian
1 entries- ladresco adj (that steals)
Latin
1 entries- fūrax adj (that steals)
Macedonian
2 entries- крадлив adj (that steals)
- кра́жба noun (action of theft)
Marathi
2 entries- चोरी noun (action of theft)
- चौर्यकर्म noun (action of theft)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tyvaktig adj (that steals)
Polish
2 entries- złodziejski adj (that steals)
- złodziejstwo noun (action of theft)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- mèirle noun (action of theft)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kradljiv adj (that steals)
- krađa noun (action of theft)
Swedish
3 entries- tjuvaktig adj (that steals)
- stöld noun (action of theft)
- tjuveri noun (action of theft)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Have you ever heard the saying: "Lying leads to thieving?"
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"Thieving is thieving," said the Beast, "whether it be a rose or a diamond; thy life is forfeit."
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You thieving bastard!
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