thieving

«thieving» in Mova's school dictionary: Stealing things that belong to other people — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (thieving); also the -ing form of the verb thieve

meaning for a pupil

Stealing things that belong to other people. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the tales, sly creatures or people who steal food or goods

examples

• The thieving crows took the corn. tree →
• The thieving fox stole a hen. tree →
• Don't be a thieving magpie! tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thieving» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.