Definitions for stealing
steal·ing

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

1. larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealingnoun

   the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

   "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

2. stealth, stealingnoun

   avoiding detection by moving carefully

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stealingnoun

   The action of the verb to steal.

2. stealingnoun

   That which is stolen; stolen property.

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

1. Stealing

   of Steal

2. Stealingnoun

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

3. Stealingnoun

   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.

Matched Categories

1. • Concealment

Anagrams for stealing »

1. taglines

2. gelatins

3. genitals

4. Galenist

How to pronounce stealing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Cap Peterson:

   I think everyone would like to see more of the spectacular things you used to see in baseball : the base stealing, the arguments with the umpire, people screaming,' throw the bums out,'.

2. Robert Wittman:

   The real art in art heists is not the stealing, it's the selling.

3. John Nores:

   Water stealing has never been more severe.

4. Chris Christie:

   We acted differently, we conducted our lives differently. We were reticent. We were scared to do things as a people. That's a stealing of our liberty too.

5. Josh Waites:

   Shanga's accused of stealing over 650,000 in both sales and withholding tax, (With) penalties and interest, it’s up to over $1 million owed.

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