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scene stealing

scene stealing noun: the phenomenon of stealing the scene.

Noun

scene stealing

  1. The phenomenon of stealing the scene.
    • Speaking of scene stealing (which is, as you probably know, the art of appropriating to yourself by reason of superior acting ability the "points" which were intended for another), the present undefeated champion is that splendid, four-square actor Lewis Stone.1932, Pictorial Review, volume 33, number 8, New York, N.Y.: The Pictorial Review Company, →OCLC, page 26

Questions about scene stealing

What does scene stealing mean?
Scene stealing means the phenomenon of stealing the scene.
What part of speech is scene stealing?
Scene stealing is a noun.

Words near scene stealing in the dictionary

  1. scene music
  2. scene pack
  3. scene packs
  4. scene queen
  5. scene queens
  6. scene stealing
  7. scene-dock
  8. scene-docks
  9. scene-room
  10. scene-rooms
  11. scene-shifter

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