filching

UK
/ˈfɪltʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɪltʃɪŋ/

Translations

filchinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfɪltʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɪltʃɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that steals.
filchingnoun
filchings
pl
The filching of office supplies was becoming a problem.
Кража канцелярских принадлежностей становилась проблемой.
Additional translations
filchgerund / present participle

filching

Used attributively to describe someone or something engaged in stealing.
filchverb

filching

Gerund

filched
Past Simple
filched
Past Participle
filching
Gerund
UK
/fɪltʃ/
US
/fɪltʃ/
He managed to filch a few coins from the table.
Ему удалось стащить несколько монет со стола.

Definitions

filchinggerund / present participle
Stealing or inclined to steal; engaged in petty theft.
The filching raccoons rummaged through the campers' supplies.
filchingnoun
The act of stealing something, especially something of small value or in a sneaky manner.
The shopkeeper was tired of the constant filching of candy by the neighborhood kids.
filchgerund / present participle
Engaged in stealing; thieving.
Security guards kept an eye on the filching pickpockets at the fair.
filchverb
To steal something, especially something of small value, in a casual or sneaky manner.
She managed to filch a few coins from the jar when no one was looking.