skivvy
verb/ˈskɪvi/
/ˈskɪvi/
[intransitive] (British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they skivvy | /ˈskɪvi/ /ˈskɪvi/ |
| he / she / it skivvies | /ˈskɪviz/ /ˈskɪviz/ |
| past simple skivvied | /ˈskɪvid/ /ˈskɪvid/ |
| past participle skivvied | /ˈskɪvid/ /ˈskɪvid/ |
| -ing form skivvying | /ˈskɪviɪŋ/ /ˈskɪviɪŋ/ |
- to do dirty or boring jobs
- Her aunt kept her skivvying day and night.
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