chivvying Определение На български

  • 0 present participle of chivvy --

  • 1 to encourage someone to do something they do not want to do: --

    • I had to chivvy him into writing the report.

    • He kept putting off writing the report so I had to chivvy him along.

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Examples of chivvying

  • I was always struck not only by the physical problems of disabled people and their carers but the emotional anguish which resulted from the fighting and the chivvying.

  • We see our role as encouraging the two communities towards a settlement—chivvying and urging them and other guarantor powers, and fostering the right environment for negotiations.

  • It is no good chivvying people to get their cars out of the way when there is no place for them to go to.

  • The bad reasons are that all too often one or even both parties procrastinate, delay submitting crucial material and fail to respond to chivvying.

  • It is only with some kind of chivvying and encouragement and from time to time a little chastisement that we do better.

  • We have no constitutional provision for chivvying them or chasing them.

  • I hope there will be no undue amusement or "chivvying" as we go along.

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