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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"Welcome!" it wrote, greeting the Iranian warship Iris Dena as it steamed into the port of Visakhapatnam to join an international naval gathering.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
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
Woodstock’s bananas are steamed and mashed with “proprietary enzymes” to release nutrients.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
But they were a long way off, and the sky overhead was still a spotless blue as we steamed west.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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