ham
noun
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
had been hamming
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past perfect progressiveof ham.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Then Leconte, who had been hamming it up for the crowd, began to crank up his game.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2018
