ham
noun
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
are hamming
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present progressiveof ham.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But whatever the derivation, if Mr. Laughton's performances in Don Juan in Hell are hamming, let us have more of it ...
From Time Magazine Archive
