thieving
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verb (used with object)
1.
to take by theft; steal.
verb (used without object)
2.
to act as a thief; commit theft; steal.
Related forms
thiev·ing·ly, adverb
out·thieve, verb (used with object), out·thieved, out·thiev·ing.
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thieve (θiːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to steal (someone's possessions) | |
| [Old English thēofian, from thēof | |
| 'thievery | |
| —n | |
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| thieving (ˈθiːvɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| given to stealing other people's possessions | |
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Word Origin & History
thieve
O.E. þeofian, from þeof (see thief). Rare in O.E., not common until 17c. Thievish "of or pertaining to thieves" is recorded from mid-15c.; meaning "inclined to steal" is from 1530s. Thieving first attested 1520s. Thievery is from 1560s.
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Example sentences
None of the waiters has access to keys, and all are watched closely by hotel security for signs of thieving.
No people's severance pay will be confiscated but that of thieving lib-lab politicians and their network and you know that.
If we're talking some dictator who is thieving from his people, the problem has nothing to do with taxation.
Those thieving from private or public gardens were severely punished, as were those who slaughtered livestock indiscriminately.
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