chivies

verb

variants or chivvies
present tense third-person singular of chivy
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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  1. bothers
  2. worries
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  • Repel Mice Ultrasonic mouse repellers emit high-frequency sound waves that humans can’t hear, but the high pitch bothers mice.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
  • My concern is what happens when the signal becomes so established that nobody bothers separating it from the qualities it was supposed to represent.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of bothers
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  • The second is no small consideration in a system where sponsors are sued with some regularity, and Cerulli reports that worries about fees and litigation have slowed sponsors from changing their target-date arrangements at all.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Red velvet cake, but no happy surprises Cristi McGarey’s family often worries about the impact of what has felt like an unending deployment on her 22-year-old son.
    — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of worries
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“Chivies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chivies. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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