Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun poor acting by a ham actor; see
ham .
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- verb Present participle of
ham .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun poor acting by a ham actor
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Examples
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I wonder if that's where the term "hamming" for the camera came from?
David Lebovitz 2008
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Mr. NAVARRETTE: I can't figure it out, is this hamming it up for just Hamlet?
'Shop Talk': Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race? 2010
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Only dress him up if he is comfortable with it and enjoys hamming it up for guests.
Brianne DiSylvester: How To Keep Your Dog Safe and Happy This Halloween Brianne DiSylvester 2010
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He has many strengths -- hamming it up is not one of them.
Kevin Allen: The Brand-ification of Derrick Rose Kevin Allen 2010
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Only dress him up if he is comfortable with it and enjoys hamming it up for guests.
Brianne DiSylvester: How To Keep Your Dog Safe and Happy This Halloween Brianne DiSylvester 2010
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Mr. NAVARRETTE: I can't figure it out, is this hamming it up for just Hamlet?
'Shop Talk': Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race? 2010
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Posada and fellow long-in-the-tooth Yankee Mariano Rivera seemed to have the most fun of any Yankees pregame, hamming it up with their old teammates during the exhibition in the morning.
Yanks Don't Embarrass the Old Guard Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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Only dress him up if he is comfortable with it and enjoys hamming it up for guests.
Brianne DiSylvester: How To Keep Your Dog Safe and Happy This Halloween Brianne DiSylvester 2010
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The cashier-girl is sitting at one of the dining room tables hamming it up with her gentleman friend.
Troubles With Redeeming Quiznos Free Sandwich Coupons - The Consumerist 2009
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Only dress him up if he is comfortable with it and enjoys hamming it up for guests.
Brianne DiSylvester: How To Keep Your Dog Safe and Happy This Halloween Brianne DiSylvester 2010
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