steaming

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːm.ɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːmɪŋ

Noun

steaming (plural steamings)

1. The action of steam on something.
2. The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
3. (UK, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).

Translations

action of steam on something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒸 (zh) (zhēng)

• Finnish: höyrytys (fi)
• French: cuisson à la vapeur f
• German: Dämpfen (de) n
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• Japanese: 蒸す (ja) (むす, musu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: damping m or f

  Nynorsk: damping f

• Russian: готовка (gotovka) на (na) пару (paru) (gotóvka na parú) f

method of cooking by immersion in steam

• Czech: dušení (cs) n
• Finnish: höyrytys (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: damping m or f

  Nynorsk: damping f

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• Polish: gotowanie na parze n or impf
• Swedish: ångning

Adjective

steaming (comparative more steaming, superlative most steaming)

1. Giving off steam.

   We were served with steaming bowls of soup.

2. (slang) Very angry.

   I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.

3. (slang) Extremely drunk.

Synonyms

• (giving off steam): steamy
• (very angry): apoplectic, enraged, furious; see also Thesaurus:angry
• (extremely drunk): paralytic, sloshed, wasted; see also Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

giving off steam

• Danish: dampende
• Finnish: höyryävä (fi)
• German: dampfend (de)
• Hebrew: מַהְבִּיל (he) m (mahabíl)
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• Irish: galach
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dampende

• Spanish: humeante

very angry

• Finnish: raivoissaan (fi)
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extremely drunk

• Finnish: umpikännissä
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Verb

steaming

1. present participle of steam

Anagrams

• mangiest, mintages, negatism, teamings