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Synonyms

steamed up

Idioms  

  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]

Example Sentences

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As he works the espresso machine in a bar on Zagreb's bustling Flower Square, barman Luka says he suspects that people are getting steamed up over nothing.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2023

They have muddled our words, eclipsed our facial expressions, steamed up our glasses and left us with sweaty chins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022

My vest and bike shorts were sodden with sweat, the windows and back door were steamed up from the heat I had generated.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2017

They are dressed like binocular-toting bird-watchers in heavy weather, in anoraks, knitted caps and eyeglasses made to be steamed up.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2014

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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