stealing

[stee-ling]

noun

1. the act of a person who steals.

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

adjective

1. given to or characterized by theft.

Other Word Forms

• stealingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stealing¹

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

Example Sentences

Casey Johnson, the daughter of Robert “Woody” Johnson IV and a friend of fellow socialite Paris Hilton, accused her aunt of stealing her DJ boyfriend after a joint trip to Cambodia.

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Asked whether the maneuver would help dealers who are saddled with EVs on their lots, Moreno said, “Is stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from the taxpayer good for car dealers?”

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Badenoch will say Labour's economic plans are "not sustainable" and equate government borrowing to "stealing from our children and grandchildren".

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Girardi was sentenced this summer to seven years in prison by a Los Angeles judge for stealing from his clients.

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This year's activity dwarfs the regime's previous record set in 2022 when it is accused of stealing $1.35 billion in total.

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