hammed

past tense of ham

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammed
Verb
  • With his teammates crowding around him in celebration, the veteran mimed the old monkey-of-my-back motion after his first goal as a Bruin.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Who’s decided that there will be no tree on this country road and that all props — carrots, bags and baskets, whip — will be mimed in thin air?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Scientists from São Paulo State University's Araraquara School of Dentistry in Brazil tested morin — a naturally occurring compound extracted from the peels and leaves of certain fruits and vegetables — on bacterial biofilms that mimicked gum disease.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Marcus mimicked the last breaths of his younger brother.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Hammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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