tS=With pagers and cell phones, employers can now <b>chivvy</b> their staffs from afar.<br><br>The understanding and sympathetic waitress eased the situation with slices of chewy bread, while she <b>chivvied</b> the kitchen into action. &tQ=To <b>chivvy</b> means: &tC=to keep tabs on|to encourage| to nag| to supervise| to control &cC=3&fB=To <b>chivvy</b> means to harass, annoy, nag. <b>Chivvy</b> also has another meaning of to chase, as in:It seemed a waste to be <B>chivvied</b> away from exquisite gardens and tropical breakfasts every morning. <b>Chivvy</b> is pronounced CHIH-vee.
