adj
Meaning 1
Giving off steam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We were served with steaming bowls of soup.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
steaming
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːmɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S T IY1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Extremely hot
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 3
Very angry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Examples
- I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Extremely drunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 5
The action of steam on something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Steaming is fine for this fabric, as long as you keep the iron moving.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Their favorite way to cook clams is steaming.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
The act or process of seafaring under steam power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Steaming was their preferred way to travel until airliners came along.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 8
The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymic) operation under load.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Two 4-4-0s were steaming through the scenic foothills, giving rides to tourists.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus or train.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 10
present participle and gerund of steam
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a steaming kettle
- steamy towels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: steamy
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 12
(used of heat) extremely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the casserole was piping hot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: piping
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, steam + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: dampende — giving off steam
- Esperanto: vaporanta — giving off steam
- Finnish: höyryävä — giving off steam
- German: dampfend — giving off steam
- Hebrew: מַהְבִּיל (mahabíl) — giving off steam
- Irish: galach — giving off steam
- Norwegian Bokmål: dampende — giving off steam
- Spanish: humeante — giving off steam
- Unami: kshate — giving off steam
- Finnish: raivoissaan — very angry
- Finnish: umpikännissä — extremely drunk
- Chinese Mandarin: 蒸 (zhēng) — action of steam on something
- Finnish: höyrytys — action of steam on something
- French: cuisson à la vapeur — action of steam on something
- German: Dämpfen — action of steam on something
- Japanese: 蒸す (musu) — action of steam on something
- Norwegian Bokmål: damping — action of steam on something
- Norwegian Nynorsk: damping — action of steam on something
- Russian: гото́вка на пару́ (gotóvka na parú) — action of steam on something
- Catalan: cocció al vapor — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Czech: dušení — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Finnish: höyrytys — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- French: cuisson à la vapeur — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- German: Dämpfen — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Italian: cottura a vapore — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Norwegian Bokmål: damping — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Norwegian Nynorsk: damping — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Polish: gotowanie na parze — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Spanish: cocción al vapor — method of cooking by immersion in steam
- Swedish: ångkokning — method of cooking by immersion in steam