thievingPronunciation: /ˈθiːvɪŋ/Translate thieving | into Italian Definition of thieving adjective [attributive] keen to steal; thievish:securing the zip on my backpack against thieving fingers get lost, you thieving swine noun [mass noun] the action of stealing; theft:he supplemented his income with petty thievingthieving in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of thieving in the US English dictionary