Meanings
nounstealing (countable and uncountable, plural stealings)
plural stealings
- archaiccountablein pluraluncountableThat which is stolen; stolen property.
The politicaster is looking for small opportunities – for such pickings and stealings as a careless public may leave for those of his kind. The great politician is looking for great opportunities.
2004 January 5, Samuel McChord Crothers, “In Praise of Politicians”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of steal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stealing
feelingdealinghealingceilingappealingrevealingsealingwheelingpeelingkneelingrepealingreelingconcealingElingheelingpealingglass ceilingshielingsinking feeling
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
stealing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealing
MLA
“stealing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stealing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealing.
Source: stealing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.