stealing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
    thieving; larceny; thievery; theft.
    • the thieving is awful at Kennedy International
  2. noun avoiding detection by moving carefully
    stealth.
  3. verb take without the owner's consent
    steal.
    • Someone stole my wallet on the train
    • This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
  4. verb move stealthily
    steal; slip.
    • The ship slipped away in the darkness
  5. verb steal a base
    steal.

WordNet


Steal"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
  2. That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Webster 1913