how to pronounce thieving

/ˈθiːvɪŋ/

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thieving is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of thieving

verb:

Present participle of thieve.

adjective:

That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal.

noun:

The action of theft.

thieving frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word thieving occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics thieving can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that thieving can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;