thieving
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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
Thieving from the House of God — Infobox Album | Name = Thieving from the House of God Type = studio Artist = Orange Goblin Released = 2004 Re Released = Recorded = Aug 2003 Genre = Heavy metal Length = Label = Rise Above Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
thieving — 1. adjective That thieves; that steals. 2. noun The action of theft … Wiktionary
