stealing

American  

[stee-ling] / ˈsti lɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person who steals.

2. Usually stealings. something that is stolen. steal.

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adjective

1. given to or characterized by theft.

Other Word Forms

• stealingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of stealing

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

Example Sentences

U.S. officials have disclosed what they describe as Chinese cyberattacks aimed at stealing U.S. secrets in aerospace, maritime and other technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, it survives entirely by attaching itself to the roots of specific nearby trees and stealing the nutrients it needs.

From Science Daily

They omitted that iRobot’s main competitors were Chinese companies, which were fast stealing market share.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s the kind of soup that tastes like summer condensed into a bowl—umami-rich, lightly sweet, with a briny tang from feta cubes that cut through the richness without stealing the spotlight.

From Salon

Valid reasons for removing an executor include egregious behavior like stealing from or wasting the assets of the estate, or lack of cooperation with the administration of the estate.

From MarketWatch