steaming

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

1. Giving off steam.
2. Extremely hot
3. (slang) Very angry.
4. (UK, slang) Extremely drunk.

Verb

present participle and gerund of steam

steam

• Noun
• Verb
• Adj

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Synonyms

steamy

piping

smoking

🚬

smoky

seething

steam

vaporized

volatilized

vapourization

steam processing

steam treatment

vapourised

volatilised

dust-laden

dusty,

evapouration

with vapor

carburation

with vapour

evaporate

evaporation

hot

🥵

Translations

تبخير

Dämpfen

humeante

🚬

cottura a vapore

étuvage

dampfend

tratamento com vapor

vaporización

fumegante

entraînement à la vapeur

traitement à la vapeur

معالجة بالبخار

cuisson à la vapeur

fumeux

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstiː.mɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, steam + -ing.