"stealing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstiːlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-stealing.ogg Forms: stealings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stealing (countable and uncountable, plural stealings)
  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to steal, theft. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-stealing-en-noun-kAhnSpZ- Disambiguation of Crime: 58 28 14
  2. (archaic, chiefly in the plural) That which is stolen; stolen property. Tags: archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stealing-en-noun-NAvL16Jg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 56 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 64 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 77 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: angle stealing, cap stealing, caught stealing, scene stealing, scene-stealing, show-stealing

Verb

IPA: /ˈstiːlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-stealing.ogg
Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stealing
  1. present participle and gerund of steal Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: steal
    Sense id: en-stealing-en-verb-lysq0cEK

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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