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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All the clothes you see, he steamed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Xu, whose mother died when he was a year old, recalled in a speech how he ate only sweet potato and steamed bread in his school years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Bell was particularly metronomic as she conceded just 16 from her 11 wicketless overs, while Issy Wong steamed in with her usual energy and passion.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
My choice of dumplings has more filling — like chicken soup dumplings, or chicken-and-vegetable steamed dumplings.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
The ship turned and steamed out of sight.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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