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单词 hamming
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hamming in British English

present participle of verb
ham2 (sense 3)
 

ham in British English 2

(hæm)
noun
1.  theatre informal
a. 
an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
b. 
overacting or clumsy acting
c. 
(as modifier)
a ham actor
2.  informal
a. 
a licensed amateur radio operator
b. 
(as modifier)
a ham licence
verbWord forms: hams, hamming or hammed
3.  informal
to overact
Word origin
C19: special use of ham1; in some senses probably influenced by amateur

Examples of 'hamming' in a sentence
hamming

And he is seething with anyone who reckons he is hamming it up.
The Sun (2012)
With the two of them hamming away, the film's raggedness matters very little.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A bunch of jokers are also seen hamming up a kickabout at the base.
The Sun (2010)
Other delights are the villains' virtuosic hamming and the pop-art captions for every 'ker-pow!'.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The main contestant sits in a chair, hamming up an act.
The Sun (2006)
Beware of hamming it up too much.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I was just hamming it, to be honest, in a silly striped dress.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These aren't grandstanding animals hamming it up on the savannah, but ordinary everyday creatures filmed as never before.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We are hamming up the silences.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

All related terms of 'hamming'

ham
Ham is meat from the top of the back leg of a pig, specially treated so that it can be kept for a long period of time.
ham acting
an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
hammed
an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
ham radio operator
an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
radio amateur
an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
radio ham
an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
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