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

A former Saks stylist accused of stealing thousands of dollars in fraudulent returns is suing the luxury retailer, alleging that Saks retaliated against him for getting a job offer from a rival department-store chain.

From The Wall Street Journal

"People were getting more for stealing a television and all you get back is 'that was with intent'," says Joan.

From BBC

Taiwanese prosecutors charged three people in August with stealing trade secrets related to 2nm chips to help Tokyo Electron, a Japanese company that makes equipment for TSMC.

From Barron's

Any economic benefit from stealing our neighbor’s name didn’t last long.

From The Wall Street Journal

I have read many stories of financial advisers stealing their clients’ money and leaving them with nothing.

From MarketWatch