hamming

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A noun referring to overacting or exaggerated, theatrical performance, often considered poor or amateurish.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la sobreactuación o interpretación exagerada y teatral, a menudo considerada mala o propia de aficionados.

1. Overacting B2 informal art

   Exaggerated or unnatural acting, typically associated with a ham actor; poor theatrical performance.

   • His hamming on stage made the audience groan.
   • She was known for hamming in every dramatic scene.
   • The director told him to stop hamming and act naturally.
   • That play suffered from too much hamming by the lead actor.

   🇪🇸Sobreactuación

   Sinónimos: histrionicsoveracting

A verb meaning to overact or exaggerate one's performance, especially in a theatrical or comedic context.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa sobreactuar o exagerar la propia actuación, especialmente en un contexto teatral o cómico.

1. Overact or exaggerate B2 informal

   To act in an exaggerated, theatrical, or overly dramatic manner, often for comedic effect.

   • The actor really hammed it up during the comedy scene.
   • Stop hamming for the camera and just be natural.
   • He hammed his way through the entire performance.

   🇪🇸Sobreactuar o exagerar

   Sinónimos: campemoteham it upmugoveract

• hammed past participle
• hammed past simple
• hamming present participle
• hams third person singular