Definitions for stealing
steal·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing(noun)

   the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

   "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

2. stealth, stealing(noun)

   avoiding detection by moving carefully

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stealing(Noun)

   The action of the verb to steal.

2. stealing(Noun)

   That which is stolen; stolen property.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stealing

   of Steal

2. Stealing(noun)

   the act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny

3. Stealing(noun)

   that which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stealing

   The gaining of a rat-line or two in height while waiting on the lower part of the rigging for the order to go aloft. Also, a vessel is said to steal ahead when she moves with the lightest breath of air.

Anagrams for stealing »

1. taglines

2. gelatins

3. genitals

4. Galenist

How to pronounce stealing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say stealing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stealing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stealing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stealing in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   This will probably be one of the biggest topics I discuss with President Xi, we have repeatedly said to the Chinese government that we understand traditional intelligence-gathering functions that all states, including us, engage in. ... That is fundamentally different from your government or its proxies engaging directly in industrial espionage and stealing trade secrets, stealing proprietary information from companies. That we consider an act of aggression that has to stop.

2. Tim Burrack:

   What no one seems to understand is that they're stealing from people like me, they're stealing the research that farmers pay for when they buy Monsanto seed.

3. Jitendra Singh:

   When Jitendra Singh said,' I'm hungry and that's why I'm stealing,' I said OK, Jitendra Singh has some genuine problem. Jitendra Singh's not a thief who's going and stealing stuff and selling it.

4. Maung Maung Soe:

   They have little legal protection as there are no (labor) laws to protect housemaids against employers. But if they are accused of stealing money from their employer they can easily be prosecuted.

5. Jerome Fourquet:

   What's clear is that the National Front is stealing lots of voters both from the UMP and the Socialists regardless of what party leaders tell them.

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