Brivet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹɪvɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Brivet is a verb meaning (intransitive, British, West Midlands) To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner.
Meaning
(intransitive, British, West Midlands) To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner.
Example Sentences
Once Melanie had left the house, I entered her bedroom and began to brivet around.
And all the time she'd be brivetting about on the sly with any good-for-nothing young rascals she could get hold on.
Word Forms
- brivets
- briveting
- brivetting
- briveted
- brivetted
- brivit
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wander, swerve, burgle, vagrate, peruse, brouze.
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