- present participle of mug.
mugging
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A goofy Harvey Weinstein mugging for the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Mogging - not to be confused with mugging or mugging someone off - refers to outshining or dominating someone, most often in looks.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Outside in the streets, the cosplayers enjoyed mugging for the cameras or taking selfies and laughing at themselves and others while interacting with their favorite celebrities.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
They teased the grand reopening with Instagram photos of Bella Hadid astride a horse and videos of influencer types mugging for the camera in 10-gallon hats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
And mugging for the cameras with Cinnamon the rat licking her nose.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Fed up with witnessing muggings in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana neighborhood, William Correia formed a volunteer group to patrol the streets and report robberies on social media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Such was its poor reputation, it was dubbed "muggings underpass" by some.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
And residents throughout the city say they are unsettled by a spike in robberies, muggings, carjackings and other property crimes, and they have placed the blame on Ms. Lightfoot.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
We don’t have data for every intervening year, but the surveys we have suggest roughly 30 fewer robberies and muggings per person, per year, for a decade.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
New York without the garbage and muggings, it’s supposed to be.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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