to chevy
- verb
- /ˈʧɛvi/
- Archaic
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- Stop chevying me all the time!
Examples
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The kids chevied their little brother relentlessly.
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The children decided to chevy the dog around the yard all afternoon.
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He was constantly chevied by his older brother about his untidy room.
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She grew tired of being chevied by her colleagues for minor mistakes.
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He was constantly chevied by his older brother about his untidy room.
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She grew tired of being chevied by her colleagues for minor mistakes.
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The kids chevied their little brother relentlessly.
Synonyms
302
4.0
Annoy someone again and again to make them feel worried or uncomfortable
271
3.9
Make someone very annoyed or upset
144
3.6
Annoy someone again and again to make them react
121
5.6
To cause constant trouble and suffering to people and things
62
7.5
To annoy someone by criticizing them again and again
58
6.1
To follow and bother someone without stopping
47
4.4
To bother someone again and again
34
3.2
To annoy someone by asking for things again and again
15
7.9
To surround and cause repeated problems for someone or something
12
8.4
Annoy or disturb someone repeatedly
3
7.6
To bother someone again and again so they feel upset or tired
To annoy someone by asking or reminding them again and again
To keep asking or complaining to make someone do something
Antonyms
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chevy comes from an old word for a 'hunt' or 'chase', seen in the old ballad 'The Chevy Chase'. So, to chevy someone is to keep chasing or bothering them, which is why the verb means to harass or pester.