thieving
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈθivɪŋ/
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- Guys, you are without a doubt the sneakiest, most light-fingered thieving parasites l've ever met.
- thieving bastard
- thieving whore
- lying and thieving
And so even in a situation where thieving, say, would actually minimize suffering, you should still not do it because of your allegiance to this rule.
- And so even in a situation where thieving, say, would actually minimize suffering, you should still not do it because of your allegiance to this rule.
Examples
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Since it is aggressive, thieving gifts are associated with male behavior (Tannen 40).
Academic text (2013) -
We have those criminal, thieving kids at home to do that every miserable waking moment.
Fiction book (2001) -
You mean other than your thieving friend from last night?
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Or you could sneak back in here and bring an extra pair of thieving hands.
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I was recently forced to part ways with a thieving prick of an associate and am, therefore, in need of a replacement.
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As far as I am concerned, you're a thieving rascal!
Fiction book (1992) -
I ran to my mom, confessed to my razor-thieving, and pleaded for help.
Fiction book (2001) -
The police arrested him for his persistent thieving activities in the neighborhood.
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The community is frustrated with the increase in thieving, especially with so many burglaries lately.
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She reported the thieving of her bicycle to the authorities as soon as she noticed it was missing.
Synonyms
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1.1
An act of taking someone else's property without permission to keep it
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7.2
Stealing something that belongs to someone else to keep it
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5.6
The act of taking things that belong to other people without permission
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1.0
Taking something that belongs to another person without permission
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Etymology
Thieving as a noun comes from the same verb thieve and the word thief, from an old German word meaning 'to steal'. So thieving simply means the act of stealing.