Annoy continually or chronically.
1He sort of dithered about and you had to chivvy him along.'
2Up the steps. A constable swung his baton to chivvy us along.
3To skedivvy was to chivvy and skedaddle-itsauthority not difficult to guess.
4Dizzy didn't have the heart to chivvy her along any further.
5The natives will chivvy you off if you try to land.
6Lady Bryan has gone to bed, then come down again to chivvy them along.
7Must be something appalling, or else she wouldn't've sent you to chivvy me along.
8She opened her mouth, all set to chivvy him out.
9He had made examples in an effort to chivvy potential enemies away from the battlefield.
10They chivvy along a joint of pork, or a duck or goose, very well indeed.
11Lemuel wagged the gun to chivvy him along.
12I'll go and chivvy him about a funk-hole.
13Up to her to chivvy him along.
14He has to whip them, he has to have his captains swear at them and chivvy them.
15It took more than a few minutes to locate Count Alplicova and chivvy him into the Queen's presence.
16The Brazilian takes so long to trudge off the pitch that the referee feels compelled to chivvy him along.
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