hamming

Example Sentences

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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

They put them on and dashed to the front of the stage, smiling and hamming it up for the finale: a class picture.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2023

At this, Musk makes a cartoon villain face, hamming it up to the host and audience.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2023

They were sitting on the deck, staring at Percy, but when he glared at them pointedly, they started hamming it up again, trembling and flopping around like fish.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan