chivied
Hounded without rest
Chivied is the past tense of chivy (also spelled chivvy), meaning to harass or nag persistently, often to get someone moving or acting: She chivied the children into their coats.
The word suggests repeated prodding rather than a single demand—a parent chivying kids out the door, a manager chivying employees to meet a deadline.
More common in British than American English.
Persistently pressured someone
- houndedPersistently pursued or pressured
- pesteredAnnoyed with persistence
- naggedComplained repeatedly at someone
- hassledPersistently annoyed
bothered · harried · plagued · pressured · bullied · tormented · persecuted · annoyed
badgered
Persistently pressured someone
- houndedPersistently pursued or pressured
- pesteredAnnoyed with persistence
- naggedComplained repeatedly at someone
hassled · bothered · harried · plagued · pressured · bullied · tormented · persecuted · annoyed · irritated
rushed
Done with excessive speed
spurred · pushed · prompted · driven · pressed · hustled · nudged · propelled · egged on · shooed
mocked
Ridiculed or scorned
ragged · razzed · joshed · gibed · twitted · kidded · roasted · bantered · goaded · provoked
chiviedleft alone
Not interfered with
unbothered · unpressured · soothed · calmed · appeased
chiviedleft alone
Not interfered with
ignored · let be · unbothered · neglected · disregarded