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Back chiv‧vy, chivy /ˈtʃɪvi/ verb (past tense and past participle chivvied, present participle chivvying, third person singular chivvies) [transitive] British English informal
to try to make someone do something more quickly, especially in an annoying way
chivvy somebody along/up
Go and see if you can chivvy the kids up a bit.

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