chivy(v = verb.emotion) beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
is one way to annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody

   To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. Dickens. [1913 Webster]