steaming

/หˆstiหm.ษชล‹/

IPA: /S T IY1 M IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To cook with steam.

    โ€œThe best way to cook artichokes is to steam them.โ€

  2. 2

    To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.

    โ€œto steam wood or clothโ€

  3. 3

    To produce or vent steam.

  4. 4

    To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.

    โ€œOur breath steamed in the cold winter air.โ€

  5. 5

    To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.

  6. 6

    To make angry.

    โ€œIt really steams me to see her treat him like that.โ€

  7. 7

    To be covered with condensed water vapor.

    โ€œWith all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car.โ€

  8. 8

    To travel by means of steam power.

    โ€œThe ship steamed out of the harbourโ€

  9. 9

    To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

    โ€œIf he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them.โ€

  10. 10

    To exhale.

noun
  1. 1

    The action of steam on something.

  2. 2

    The method of cooking by immersion in steam.

  3. 3

    A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).

  4. 4

    Relating to the ability of a steam locomotive (etc.) to raise steam.

adjective
  1. 1

    Giving off steam.

    โ€œWe were served with steaming bowls of soup.โ€

  2. 2

    Very angry.

    โ€œI was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.โ€

  3. 3

    Extremely drunk.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/steam, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/steaming