V5a

To take something of small value that doesn’t belong to you—for example, a child taking cookies: “Who’s been ________ the cookies?”

SNITCHING414
SWIPING263
STEALING80
TAKING80
IN75
RAIDING39
INTO34
PILFERING34
ROBBING31
SNEAKING27
FILCHING16
SNATCHING16
NR15
EATING12
MOOCHING12
LIFTING10
HELPING HIMSELF TO8
HOOKING7
PINCHING7
HELPING THEMSELVES TO6
SLIPPING5
SNIPING5
AT3
GETTING3
GETTING INTO3
HITTING3
MESSING WITH3
RIFLING3
COONING2
GRABBING2
HELPING HIMSELF2
KIPING2
NIPPING2
PETTY THIEVING2
SAMPLING2
A-TAKING1
BORROWING1
BOTHERING1
COBBING1
CROOKING1
DABBLING IN1
DIPPING INTO1
DIVING INTO1
FINCHED1
FUDGING1
GETTIN’ THEIR HANDS INTO THE BOWL1
GETTING HIS FINGERS IN1
GOBBLING ON TO1
GRABBING OFF1
HAD THEIR HAND IN1
HE HAS LONG FINGERS1
HE PICKS YOUR SHELVES1
HELPING HIMSELVES TO1
HELPING THEMSELF TO1
HELPING THEMSELFS TO1
HELPING THEMSELVES1
HOCKING1
LIGHT-FINGERED1
LIGHTWEIGHT STEALING1
MEDDLING WITH1
MESSING IN1
MESSING OVER1
MOLESTING1
MOVING1
NABBING1
NIBBLING ON1
RAMSACKING1
RAN OFF WITH1
RAVAGING1
ROOTIN’ IN1
SNEAKING OUT1
SNEAKY1
SNIPPED1
SNIPPING1
SNOOPING1
SNOOPING IN1
SPIKING1
STOLE1
TAKING POSSESSION1
TAMPERING WITH1
TAPPING1
THUGGING1
WALKING OFF WITH1

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