Hamming (Noun)
Meaning
Poor acting by a ham actor.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The amateur actor's over-the-top hamming in the lead role made the play unbearable to watch.
- Her excessive hamming on stage made her fellow actors cringe with embarrassment.
- The critics panned the movie, citing the lead actor's shameless hamming as one of the main reasons.
- Despite his natural talent, the young actor's tendency to ham it up often detracted from his performances.
- The infamous scene was marked by John's atrocious hamming, which had audiences laughing for all the wrong reasons.