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Definition of thieving noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

thieving

noun

NAmE//ˈθivɪŋ//

[uncountable] (informal)

the act of stealing things

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thieving adjective (informal)

You don't have any right to take that, you thieving swine!See thieving in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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