hamming
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Equally, you might not have believed her for a second, and thought she was hamming up her pain because it's all gone wrong.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Was it necessary to have the head coach of the Warriors and a former Bulls shooting guard hamming it up on the party’s biggest night?
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2024
During the six-week campaign, both Hipkins and Luxon have been hamming it up for the cameras, from scooping out ice cream to making pizzas.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
At this, Musk makes a cartoon villain face, hamming it up to the host and audience.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2023
Suddenly my friends are on the screen, waving, angling for face time, hamming it up.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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