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• present participle of steal.

stealing

American  

[stee-ling] / ˈsti lɪŋ /

noun

• stealings
  plural

1. the act of a person who steals.

2. Usually stealings. something that is stolen.

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adjective

1. given to or characterized by theft.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• stealingly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• stealings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of stealing

1300–50; Middle English steling (gerund). See steal, -ing ¹, -ing ²

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Example Sentences

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stealing stealings

However, many in Hollywood, its unions, and the public at large are suspicious of the surge in AI use, worried it is stealing the work of human creatives and taking people’s jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The supporting cast, which also includes Fiona Shaw stealing every scene as the gossipy, generous Mrs. Jennings, is terrific.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

I don’t think my sister is stealing, and I don’t think she’s being outrageous.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“It’s something that I like to say we’re stealing with pride,” he said in an interview Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

All because, as Theo would have me believe, he was stealing away to drop letters in a mailbox located blocks away because his parents think he is thousands of miles away.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

It was the Dodgers’ first game with three caught stealings since 2021, and it made Smith the first Dodgers catcher with three individually since Russell Martin in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

Oller erased two runners on caught stealings he initiated, and the other was retired on a double-play grounder in the best outing of his young career.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022

Hassell, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 draft, has hit .296 in Class A ball the last two seasons and has 57 stolen bases versus only nine caught stealings.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2022

He struggled on the basepaths last year with six caught stealings in 14 attempts, but he’s a perfect 5-for-5 this season after his four-steal weekend.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2022

Probably the larger part of Tweed's stealings ultimately found their way to laboring men, but who shall say that New York has gained wealth by his career?

From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various

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