steamed
Americanadjective
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cooked with steam from boiling water.
steamed dumplings.
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Informal. angry.
She's really steamed about what you said yesterday.
Etymology
Origin of steamed
First recorded in 1800–05
Example Sentences
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For the accompaniment, he is less forgiving: Serve with warm steamed rice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“You can achieve a gorgeous slightly umami and sweet flavor by blending steamed or canned sweet corn kernels with oat milk and straining it,” she explains.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
In rural Sichuan and Chongqing, large community meals are an important part of culture, featuring twice-cooked pork, steamed ribs, soup and homemade liquor.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
A drizzle makes steamed fish or a simple pasta aah-inducing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Afternoons we swam in the creek or sometimes in the surf, then wound down before a dinner of steak with steamed carrots and peas one night and chicken with steamed carrots and peas the next.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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