stealing
/ˈstiːlɪŋ/
stealing noun: the action of the verb to steal, theft. Also the present participle and gerund of steal.
Noun
stealing (countable and uncountable, plural stealings)
- The action of the verb to steal, theft.
- That which is stolen; stolen property.
- The politicaster is looking for small opportunities – for such pickings and stealings as a careless public may leave for those of his kind. The great politician is looking for great opportunities.2004 January 5, Samuel McChord Crothers, “In Praise of Politicians”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York
Also used as
stealing is also the present participle and gerund of steal.
stealing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
stealing in Hindi
- चोरी करना
stealing in Tamil
- திருடுவது
stealing in Marathi
- चोरी करणे
stealing in Telugu
- దొంగిలించడం
More languagesFewer languages
- stealing in Kannada
- ಕದಿಯುವುದು
- stealing in Punjabi
- ਚੋਰੀ ਕਰਨਾ
- stealing in Gujarati
- ચોરી કરે છે, ચોરી કરવી
- stealing in Odia
- ଚୋରି କରୁଛି, ଚୋରି କରିବା
- stealing in Nepali
- चोरी गर्ने, चोरी गर्दै
Forms of stealing
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Words formed from stealing
Phrases with stealing
Words that rhyme with stealing
- ceiling
- feeling
- healing
- concealing
- dealing
- Eling
- glass ceiling
- peeling
- revealing
- shieling
- wheeling
- appealing
8 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about stealing
- What does stealing mean?
- Stealing means the action of the verb to steal, theft.
- What is stealing in Hindi?
- Stealing in Hindi is चोरी करना. See Stealing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stealing?
- Stealing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stealing?
- Stealing is pronounced /ˈstiːlɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of stealing?
- The plural of stealing is stealings.
Words near stealing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stealing (page history and authors); stealing (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stealing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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