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thieving

  • /ˈθiːvɪŋ/

Rhymes with -iːvɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of thieve

adjective

  1. not comparable That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal 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).

noun thievings

  1. uncountable, usually The action of theft. "There's nothing to spend your thievings on up here."

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adj that steals

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@misc{thieving_2026,
  title = {thieving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thieving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}