variants
or chivvies
as in bothers
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing
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People don’t think this bothers me.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
26 Jan. 2026 -
At one point, Bryan Freedman, an attorney for Baldoni and the Wayfarer Studios defendants, asked Lively if negative publicity bothers her.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Reyes worries the winter storm gripping North Texas will have serious consequences for her finances.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Isabel worries about a golf ball hitting her amid the customers’ wild swings.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Chivies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chivies. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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