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hamming

ham
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ham]
    • /hæm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ham]
    • /hæm/

Definitions of hamming word

  • noun hamming an actor or performer who overacts. 1
  • noun hamming an operator of an amateur radio station. 1
  • idioms hamming ham it up, to overact; ham. 1
  • noun hamming Present participle of ham. 1
See all 4 definitions of hamming

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Origin of hamming

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; short for hamfatter, after The Hamfat Man, a black minstrel song celebrating an awkward man

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Parts of speech for Hamming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hamming

hamming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hamming

noun hamming

  • seeming — apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.
  • depiction — A depiction of something is a picture or a written description of it.
  • imitation — a result or product of imitating.
  • portrayal — the act of portraying.
  • impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.

verb hamming

  • perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
  • play — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • represent — to present again or anew.
  • feign — to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
All 88 Synonyms of hamming

Antonyms for hamming

verb hamming

  • prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
  • hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
All 22 Antonyms of hamming

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