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overacting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hamming |
| Type of | acting, performing, playacting, playing |
| Derivation | overact |
Examples of overacting
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Likewise, Martin Wuttke is all sputtering and overacting as the Fuhrer himself.
From the omaha.com
Too many of these drawn-out trademark pauses can lead to portentous overacting.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
She covered a huge distance of overacting, from strumpet to overwrought tragedian.
From the latimes.com
There was enough slapstick humor and overacting to get the kids laughing out loud.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The cast mostly perform their roles well, though Karl Urban is overacting.
From the ocregister.com
But his overacting didn't go down well and he was fired shortly before opening night.
From the smh.com.au
Students must convey the emotion and meaning of a poem without overacting.
From the washingtonpost.com
She gets some halting laughs and tries her best to amuse by overacting.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The rest of the work had been marred by overacting and forced emotion.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Exaggerate one's acting
- (overacting) hamming: poor acting by a ham actor
- Overacting (also referred to as hamming or mugging) is the exaggeration of gestures and speech when acting. It may be unintentional, particularly in the case of a bad actor, or be required for the role. ...
- To act in an exaggerated manner
