steaming

/ (ˈstiːmɪŋ) /

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adjective

very hot

informal angry

slang drunk

noun

informal robbery, esp of passengers in a railway carriage or bus, by a large gang of armed youths

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How to use steaming in a sentence

After roasting, hand-grinding the beans and seeping the grinds, he hands out steaming cups.
Will Coffee Rust Hurt Starbucks?|Nina Strochlic|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The meat glistened seductively with melted butter, piled high and steaming on top of a crisp, oily split-top bun.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered|Scott Bixby|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
NSA technology, so far as Carter knows, does not rise to the level of tea kettles for steaming open envelopes.
P.J. O’Rourke: Orwell Was Right|P. J. O’Rourke|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Friday morning, the monthly jobs report dumped a steaming pile of caution on the carpet.
The December Jobs Report Is Drunk|Daniel Gross|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It begins—in the steaming, hot-toddy voice of Scarlett Johansson—to speak to him.
How ‘Her’ Gets the Future Right|Andrew Romano|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We pull up, with steaming cattle, at the old ‘White Horse,’ where lunch is spread.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
It was steaming in the red juice, with the least suspicion of melted butter over the whole.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
Coal is best, but hickory saplings, chopped about two feet long, make a good steaming heat.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Soon the hot blankets, hot water, and steaming drinks began to take effect and the shivering stopped.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
So he waved him gracefully to the table, where a brace of flagons stood amid the steaming viands.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

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