Stealing
['stiːlɪŋ] or ['stilɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steal
(n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
(n.) That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Theft, robbery, larceny.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of stealing, or of seeing others commit this act, foretells bad luck and loss of character. To be accused of stealing, denotes that you will be misunderstood in some affair, and suffer therefrom, but you will eventually find that this will bring you favor. To accuse others, denotes that you will treat some person with hasty inconsideration.
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Examples
- You naughty, wicked child,--you've been stealing this! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He had never been suspected of stealing a silver tea-pot; he had been maligned respecting a mustard-pot, but it turned out to be only a plated one. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Let _him_ talk about stealing! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- If robbery for the purpose of gain was at the bottom of the conspiracy, the Colonel's instructions absolutely made the Diamond better worth stealing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- A kind of pleasant stupor was stealing over me as I sat by the genial fire. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The purser was accused of stealing an overcoat from stateroom No. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Ere long, stealing from her cornershe approached to examine the treasure more closely. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Then if the just man is good at keeping money, he is good at stealing it. Plato. The Republic.
- After a time the rope slacked, and a gentle vibration stealing up it showed that Gurt had landed safely. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It was worth stealing. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The thief when he is not stealing is like another. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If they cannot earn this by their labour, they must make it up, he supposes, either by begging or stealing. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The thought of the chloral was the only spot of light in the dark prospect: she could feel its lulling influence stealing over her already. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But, they both saw him, before they got there; alone, and stealing after them in the shadow of the houses, on the opposite side of the way. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He had succeeded in stealing the government of his country, and made a change in its form against the wishes and instincts of his people. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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