- present participle of ham.
hamming
Example Sentences
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Drummer Joel Amey punctures the pomposity during The Sofa - hamming up his accent as he sings about feeling "stuck in Seven Sisters, Norf Lahn-dan".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He performed badly in sports and in school, but was a decent singer and could get a chuckle hamming it up in the school play.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
More than that, he seems to relish it, hamming it up as the babies reach out to touch him.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
Regardless, he was having a grand time with his friends, hamming it up for pictures.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
Suddenly my friends are on the screen, waving, angling for face time, hamming it up.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
