devil for



devil (someone or an animal) for something

Fig. to bother or harass someone or an animal for something. The child kept deviling her mother for an ice-cream cone. The kittens continued to devil the mother cat for their dinner.
See also: devil

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ulvİ-Turkish
QuanahKWAH-nə (English)Native American, Comanche
Amon-Ra-Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Deepti-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada
LiamLEE-əm (English)Irish, English
AuraAWR-əEnglish