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
The 450-pound porker wandered from his pen last week then moseyed on down the road, where he was caught hamming it up on the Molgaard family’s security camera.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
More than that, he seems to relish it, hamming it up as the babies reach out to touch him.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
I nodded weakly, hamming it up just a bit.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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