- present participle of thieve.
thieving
Example Sentences
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When they aren’t thieving, bald eagles also scavenge from roadkill or help themselves to free food found in human garbage or at the town landfill.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
Alcutt recently encountered a woman who was part of a suspected thieving group processing stolen copper in an encampment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Judges found the accused guilty of harassing Magali Berdah, spurred on by a campaign by the French rapper Booba against "thieving influencers".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
Surveillance video depicting the accused robbers and their purported thieving was posted on Twitter by the Irvine Police Department.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
That didn’t mean he was going to let himself be bested by some thieving merch.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
