As verbs the difference between thieving and taking
is that
thieving is while
taking is .
As adjectives the difference between thieving and taking
is that
thieving is that thieves; that steals while
taking is alluring; attractive.
As nouns the difference between thieving and taking
is that
thieving is the action of theft while
taking is the act by which something is taken.
thieving English
Verb
(head)
Adjective
(-)
That thieves; that steals.
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Noun
(en-noun)
The action of theft.
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taking English
Adjective
( en adjective)
alluring; attractive.
* Fuller
- subtile in making his temptations most taking
(obsolete) infectious; contagious
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
Noun
The act by which something is taken.
* 2010 , Ian Ayres, Optional Law: The Structure of Legal Entitlements (page 75)
- Second, they argue that giving the original owner a take-back option might lead to an infinite sequence of takings and retakings if the exercise price for the take-back option (i.e., the damages assessed at each round) is set too low.
(uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
(uncountable) An apprehension.
(countable) That which has been gained.
- Count the shop's takings .
Verb
(head)
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*:Athelstan Arundel walked home […], foaming and raging.He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.
Derived terms
* for the taking
See also
* takings
Statistics
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