stealing
/ˈstilɪŋ/
noun
Common
1.n.the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
“the thieving is awful at Kennedy International”
2.n.avoiding detection by moving carefully
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stealing and sterling differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. stealing means “the act of taking something from someone unlawfully”. sterling means “British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK”. stealing is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈstilɪŋ/
1.n.the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
“the thieving is awful at Kennedy International”
2.n.avoiding detection by moving carefully
/ˈstɝlɪŋ/
1.n.British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
2.adj.highest in quality
| stealing | sterling | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈstilɪŋ/ | /ˈstɝlɪŋ/ |
| Said | STEE-ling | STUR-ling |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 8 | 8 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | larceny, theft, thievery | none recorded |
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