Dictionary

steaming en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

By surface analysis, steam + -ing.

Meanings

1. Giving off steam.
   • We were served with steaming bowls of soup.
2. Extremely hot
3. (slang) Very angry.
   • I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.
4. (UK, slang) Extremely drunk.
   • ‘Will it help or hinder if I tell you I was steaming that evening and remember nothing, full stop?’ 2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water, Viking, page 6:

Forms

Deriveds

unsteaming · steaming hot · steamingly

Synonyms

furious · enraged · steamy (giving off steam) · wasted · sloshed · apoplectic (very angry) · paralytic (extremely drunk)

Translations (11)

de dampfend (giving off steam) · nb dampende (giving off steam) · fi umpikännissä (extremely drunk) · eo vaporanta (giving off steam) · he מַהְבִּיל (giving off steam) · da dampende (giving off steam) · es humeante (giving off steam) · fi raivoissaan (very angry) · fi höyryävä (giving off steam) · unm kshate (giving off steam) · ga galach (giving off steam)

steaming en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

By surface analysis, steam + -ing.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of steam on something.
   • Steaming is fine for this fabric, as long as you keep the iron moving.
2. (countable, uncountable) The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
   • Their favorite way to cook clams is steaming.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of seafaring under steam power.
   • Steaming was their preferred way to travel until airliners came along.
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.
   • The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory. 1947 January and February, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 39:
   • The perfect steaming and beautiful mechanical condition of the Pacific were immediately apparent. 1961 February, 'Balmore', “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives - Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 109:
   • Two 4-4-0s were steaming through the scenic foothills, giving rides to tourists.
5. (UK, countable, informal, uncountable) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus or train.

Forms

Coordinates

sautéing · sweating · boiling · frying

Deriveds

smart steaming · steaming up · slow steaming

Translations (19)

pl gotowanie na parze (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · nb damping (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · es cocción al vapor (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · fr cuisson à la vapeur (action of steam on something) · fi höyrytys (action of steam on something) · nn damping (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · ru гото́вка на пару́ (action of steam on something) · fr cuisson à la vapeur (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · ca cocció al vapor (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · nb damping (action of steam on something) · ja 蒸す (action of steam on something) · cs dušení (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · cmn 蒸 (action of steam on something) · fi höyrytys (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · de Dämpfen (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · nn damping (action of steam on something) · sv ångkokning (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · it cottura a vapore (method of cooking by immersion in steam) · de Dämpfen (action of steam on something)

steaming en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

By surface analysis, steam + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of steam
   form of steam