Thieving
['θivɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thieve
Editor: Pasquale
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Thievery.
Typed by Amalia
Examples
- I have already told your ladyship that I don't suspect any person in the house of thieving--up to the present time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If the national crown-piece is an old hat, then the thieving gent may have it. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But this was not a common case of thieving. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I first become aware of myself down in Essex, a thieving turnips for my living. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Edited by Ellis