Associations to the word «Stealing»

Wiktionary

STEALING, noun. (uncountable) The action of the verb to steal.
STEALING, noun. (archaic) (chiefly in the plural) That which is stolen; stolen property.
STEALING, verb. Present participle of steal
STEALING ONE'S THUNDER, verb. Present participle of steal one's thunder

Dictionary definition

STEALING, noun. The act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International".
STEALING, noun. Avoiding detection by moving carefully.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats