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# thieving

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

«thieving» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Stealing things that belong to other people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thieving/#m1)

### In the lessons

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

### Examples

- The thieving crows took the corn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thieving/#x1)
- The thieving fox stole a hen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thieving/#x2)
- Don't be a thieving magpie! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thieving/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thieving» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thieving/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thieving» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thieving.html) on Mova free.