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ham it up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
ham it up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hams it up (present, singular) hamming it up (participle, present) hammed it up (participle, past) hammed it up (past) ham up (alternative)

Synonyms

ham chew the scenery melodramatize overact tear a cat camp it up overplay

Questions

What does ham it up mean?
To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.

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