chevvy

• Variante archaïque ou dialectale de « chivvy », signifiant harceler, importuner ou presser continuellement quelqu'un.

An obsolete or dialectal variant of 'chivvy', meaning to harass, nag, or urge someone persistently.

1. To pester or harassC1informalbritish

   To annoy or bother someone repeatedly or persistently.

   harceler

   • The children kept chevying their mother for sweets.
   • Stop chevying me about the report; I'll finish it soon.
   • He was constantly chevied by his colleagues over the mistake.

   Synonymesannoybadgerbedevilbotherharasshasslenagpesterplaguetorment