chivy:
- to fret; harass; nag
- to manipulate
- Brit. to hunt; chase
I can't think of a word I would use instead of chivy--maybe 'scoot' or 'shoo' but I found myself moving my hands (both raised in front of me, palms pointing in, fingers down, making short, impatient flapping motions away from my body) instead of saying a word which, while it entirely encompassed what I meant, was not a verbal equivalent.
What would work better than 'shoo' or 'scoot'?
Harried herding? Scurried? Hastened? Hied? Scuttled? Double-quick? Rush?
ReplyDeleteI like harried--that's got possibilities...
ReplyDeleteActuaally, she was 'fiddling" with the off-duty rota, so perhaps that would work?
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