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hamming it up

hamming it up is the present participle and gerund of ham it up.

Meaning of ham it up

Verb

ham it up (third-person singular simple present hams it up, present participle hamming it up, simple past and past participle hammed it up)

  1. (idiomatic) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
    • Near-synonym: camp it up

Questions about hamming it up

What is hamming it up the present participle and gerund of?
Hamming it up is the present participle and gerund of ham it up.

Words near hamming it up in the dictionary

  1. hamming
  2. Hamming code
  3. Hamming codes
  4. Hamming distance
  5. Hamming distances
  6. hamming it up
  7. hamming up
  8. Hammir
  9. Hammitt
  10. Hammitts
  11. hammochrysos

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