steam
noun
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
have been steaming
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present perfect progressiveof steam.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Tanker ships carrying liquefied natural gas from exporters like the United States, Qatar and Australia have been steaming toward China and Brazil, drawn by higher prices.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
He brought arts consultant and dealer Alexis Hyde on as museum director, and things have been steaming along ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2016
It has been a long time coming: The $350 million per-copy Raptor has been operational since 2005, and Air Force officials have been steaming ever since as Pentagon officials kept it on the sidelines.
From Time ● Sep. 23, 2014
To support the Cobras and supply other helicopters, if necessary, two Navy amphibious ships, the Cleveland and the Iwo Jima, have been steaming in lazy circles offshore.
From Time Magazine Archive
I must have been steaming up the window, because a stern-looking woman, probably Mrs. Dawkins herself, had shooed me off.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
