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- [stee-ling]
- /ˈsti lɪŋ/
- /stiːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stee-ling]
- /ˈsti lɪŋ/
Definitions of stealing word
- noun stealing Informal. an act of stealing; theft. 1
- noun stealing Informal. the thing stolen; booty. 1
- noun stealing Informal. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40. 1
- noun stealing Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing. 1
- adjective stealing given to or characterized by theft. 1
- verb with object stealing to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch. 1
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Origin of stealing
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English steling (gerund). See steal, -ing1, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Stealing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stealing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stealing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stealing
noun stealing
- armed robbery — a robbery that is carried out by people carrying guns
- bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- cribbing — the action of one that cribs
- criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
adjective stealing
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
Antonyms for stealing
noun stealing
- agapae — the love of God or Christ for humankind.
- agapai — the love of God or Christ for humankind.
- almsgiving — the making of charitable donations, giving alms
- caritas — charity
- charity — A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick, very poor, or who have a disability.
Top questions with stealing
- what happens if you get caught stealing?
- where everyone wants to run home and stealing is encouraged?
- what does the bible say about stealing?
- how to catch someone stealing?
- how to tell if someone is stealing your wifi?
- why is stealing wrong?
See also
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