Standard Lemma guide

thieving

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈθiːvɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːvɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: TH IY1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The action of theft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of thieve

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the thieving is awful at Kennedy International

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: larceny, theft, thievery, stealing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: felony

Narrower terms: breach of trust with fraudulent intent, embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation, pilferage, shoplifting, shrinkage, robbery, biopiracy, grand larceny, grand theft, petit larceny, petty larceny, petty, skimming, rustling

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: varasteleva — that steals
  • German: diebisch — that steals
  • Icelandic: stelvís — that steals
  • Irish: bradach — that steals
  • Italian: ladresco — that steals
  • Latin: fūrax — that steals
  • Macedonian: крадлив (kradliv) — that steals
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tyvaktig — that steals
  • Polish: złodziejski — that steals
  • Serbo-Croatian: kradljiv — that steals
  • Swedish: tjuvaktig — that steals
  • Finnish: varastaminen — action of theft
  • Finnish: varastelu — action of theft
  • Irish: bradaíl — action of theft
  • Irish: gadaíocht — action of theft
  • Irish: ropaireacht — action of theft
  • Macedonian: кра́жба (krážba) — action of theft
  • Marathi: चोरी (corī) — action of theft
  • Marathi: चौर्यकर्म (cauryakarma) — action of theft
  • Polish: złodziejstwo — action of theft
  • Scottish Gaelic: mèirle — action of theft
  • Serbo-Croatian: krađa — action of theft
  • Swedish: stöld — action of theft
  • Swedish: tjuveri — action of theft