pilfering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make off with belongings of others
    pilfer; filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.

WordNet


Pil"fer*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Thieving in a small way. Shak. -- n. Petty theft. -- Pil"fer*ing*ly, adv.

Webster 1913