hamming
- present participle of ham.
Example Sentences
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Equally, you might not have believed her for a second, and thought she was hamming up her pain because it's all gone wrong.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
More than that, he seems to relish it, hamming it up as the babies reach out to touch him.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023
At this, Musk makes a cartoon villain face, hamming it up to the host and audience.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2023
And in a brilliant bit of acting by Patrick Stewart, you can see that he’s hamming it up for the cadets.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
I nodded weakly, hamming it up just a bit.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
