steaming

Plural: steamings

Verb

• travel by means of steam power
• emit steam
  • "The rain forest was literally steaming"
• rise as vapor
• get very angry
• clean by means of steaming
• cook something by letting steam pass over it
• present participle and gerund of steam

Adjective Satellite

• filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
  • "a steaming kettle"

Adverb

• (used of heat) extremely

Noun

• The action of steam on something.
• The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
• The act or process of seafaring under steam power.
• The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymic) operation under load.
• A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus or train.

Adj

• Giving off steam.
• Extremely hot
• Very angry.
• Extremely drunk.

Examples

• I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.
• Steaming is fine for this fabric, as long as you keep the iron moving.
• Steaming was their preferred way to travel until airliners came along.
• Their favorite way to cook clams is steaming.
• Two 4-4-0s were steaming through the scenic foothills, giving rides to tourists.
• We were served with steaming bowls of soup.

Synonyms

piping, steam, steam clean, steamer, steamy, angry, apoplectic, drunk, enraged, furious, paralytic, sloshed, wasted

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