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steamed up

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  1. Stirred up, aroused with ardor, excitement, anger, or other strong emotion, as in She was all steamed up about the results. The precise meaning depends on the context. [Colloquial; early 1900s]


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All the clothes you see, he steamed up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Looking back, the inside of the car had steamed up," said Ms Gwyn.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

The lenses were steamed up from Nakaya’s fog, like a bathroom mirror after a hot shower.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2018

If Mike Brearley was in charge, he might even hand the second over to Sam Curran, to nonpluss the openers and get Broad steamed up.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2018

We watched for probably a full hour, till our breath steamed up the glass too much to watch much more and our feet started to get sore.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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