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HAMMING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hamming mean?
• HAMMING (noun)
The noun HAMMING has 1 sense:
1. poor acting by a ham actor
Familiarity information: HAMMING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poor acting by a ham actor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hamming; overacting
Hypernyms ("hamming" is a kind of...):
acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
Derivation:
ham (exaggerate one's acting)
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