Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thieving"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thieve \Thieve\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Thieved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Thieving}.] [AS. ge[thorn]e['o]fian.]
To practice theft; to steal.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thieving
adj : given to thievery [syn: {thieving(a)}, {thievish}]
n : the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the
thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn: {larceny},
{theft}, {thievery}, {stealing}]
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