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stealing

[stee-ling]

noun

  1. the act of a person who steals.

  2. Usually stealings. something that is stolen. steal.



adjective

  1. given to or characterized by theft.

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Other Word Forms

  • stealingly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stealing1

1300–50; Middle English steling (gerund). See steal, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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But Israel - which has long sought to remove the UN as the major humanitarian provider to Palestinians - argues the alternative system was needed to stop Hamas stealing aid.

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She later discovered she was falsely accused of stealing about £10 worth of items after her profile was added to a facial recognition watchlist to prevent shoplifting.

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Two men have been jailed for stealing a £4.8m gold toilet from from an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace.

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Avenatti pleaded guilty in June 2022 to four counts of wire fraud for stealing money from clients and one count of obstructing collection of payroll taxes from his Seattle coffee business, which is now defunct.

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Santos, a Mexican immigrant, told me he didn’t like the stealing and vandalism.

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ˈٱ𲹱steal someone blind