harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
(verb) annoy continually or chronically; “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”; “This man harasses his female co-workers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chivvy (third-person singular simple present chivvies, present participle chivvying, simple past and past participle chivvied)
(transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. [from late 18th c.]
(transitive, Britain) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
(transitive, Britain) To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
(transitive, Britain) To pursue as in a hunt. [from mid 19th c.]
Synonyms: chase, hunt
chivvy (plural chivvies)
(Britain) Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.
Source: Wiktionary
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
