steaming
/ (ˈstiːmɪŋ) /
very hot
informal angry
slang drunk
informal robbery, esp of passengers in a railway carriage or bus, by a large gang of armed youths
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How to use steaming in a sentence
After roasting, hand-grinding the beans and seeping the grinds, he hands out steaming cups.
The meat glistened seductively with melted butter, piled high and steaming on top of a crisp, oily split-top bun.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered | Scott Bixby | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNSA technology, so far as Carter knows, does not rise to the level of tea kettles for steaming open envelopes.
But Friday morning, the monthly jobs report dumped a steaming pile of caution on the carpet.
It begins—in the steaming, hot-toddy voice of Scarlett Johansson—to speak to him.
We pull up, with steaming cattle, at the old ‘White Horse,’ where lunch is spread.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperIt was steaming in the red juice, with the least suspicion of melted butter over the whole.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerCoal is best, but hickory saplings, chopped about two feet long, make a good steaming heat.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Soon the hot blankets, hot water, and steaming drinks began to take effect and the shivering stopped.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerSo he waved him gracefully to the table, where a brace of flagons stood amid the steaming viands.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
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