thieving

thieving
2. noun
The action of theft.

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  • thieving — index larcenous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • thieving — / thievish [adj] criminal crooked, cunning, dishonest, fraudulent, furtive, kleptomaniacal*, larcenous, light fingered*, pilfering, piratic*, plunderous, predatory, rapacious, secretive, sly, spoliative, stealthy, stickyfingered*; concept 401 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • thieving — [[t]θi͟ːvɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Thieving is the act of stealing things from people. [OLD FASHIONED] ...an ex con who says he s given up thieving. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Thieving means involved in stealing things or intending to steal something. ...a… …   English dictionary

  • thieving — thiev|ing [ˈθi:vıŋ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: thief] BrE informal the act of stealing things >thieving adj ▪ thieving pirates …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thieving — thiev|ing1 [ θivıŋ ] noun uncount the act or practice of stealing thieving thiev|ing 2 [ θivıŋ ] adjective INFORMAL behaving like a thief: a lying thieving manipulator …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thieving — noun (U) informal especially BrE the practice of stealing things thieving adjective: He s a nasty thieving good for nothing …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Thieving — Thieve Thieve, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Thieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thieving}.] [AS. ge[thorn]e[ o]fian.] To practice theft; to steal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thieving — I UK [ˈθiːvɪŋ] / US [ˈθɪvɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the act or practice of stealing II UK [ˈθiːvɪŋ] / US [ˈθɪvɪŋ] adjective informal behaving like a thief a lying thieving manipulator …   English dictionary

  • thieving — I noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (Freq. 2) the thieving is awful at Kennedy International • Syn: ↑larceny, ↑theft, ↑thievery, ↑stealing • Derivationally related fo …   Useful english dictionary

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