[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hamming \ham"ming\ n.
   poor acting by a ham actor; see ham.

   syn: overacting.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
ham 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hamming
     see ham
see also:
ham 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ham
     n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog usually smoked syn: jambon,
           gammon
     2: old testament son of noah
     3: a licensed amateur radio operator
     4: an unskilled actor who overacts syn: ham actor
     v : exaggerate one's acting syn: overact, ham it up, overplay
         ant: underact
     also: hamming, hammed
see also:
jambon gammon ham actor overact ham it up overplay 
underact hamming hammed 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hamming
     n : poor acting by a ham actor syn: overacting
see also:
overacting 

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