Verb:

Chivvy,

chivvied's Usage Examples:

Established and aspiring authors were chivvied, cajoled, gently chastised, inspired and schooled to produce new work for.

Several tankers had fallen out of the convoy, to be chivvied by the escort, and one of these, Pecten, was torpedoed by U-57.

Synonyms:

frustrate; plague; get at; dun; nettle; irritate; chafe; gravel; chivvy; provoke; nark; crucify; get to; vex; goad; rile; chevvy; bother; rag; torment; beset; haze; bedevil; molest; chevy; annoy; harry; harass; hassle; devil; needle;

Antonyms:

calm; praise; clear up; orient; please;