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

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

Robin is a young bird who was raised by mice and decides to prove her worth by breaking into a human house and stealing the star off the top of their Christmas tree.

From Salon

U.S. officials have disclosed what they describe as Chinese cyberattacks aimed at stealing U.S. secrets in aerospace, maritime and other technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, it survives entirely by attaching itself to the roots of specific nearby trees and stealing the nutrients it needs.

From Science Daily