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thieving out

thieving out is the present participle and gerund of thieve out.

Meaning of thieve out

Verb

thieve out (third-person singular simple present thieves out, present participle thieving out, simple past and past participle thieved out)

  1. to walk out of a place stealthily
    • But Kezia thieved out at the back.1922 Katherine Mansfield, The Doll's House (Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, 354-355)

Questions about thieving out

What is thieving out the present participle and gerund of?
Thieving out is the present participle and gerund of thieve out.

Words near thieving out in the dictionary

  1. thieves' vinegar
  2. thievess
  3. thievesses
  4. thievin'
  5. thieving
  6. thieving out
  7. thievingly
  8. thievings
  9. thievious
  10. thievish
  11. thievishly

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