steaming

/ ˈstiːmɪŋ /

adjective

1. very hot
2. informal.
   angry
3. slang.
   drunk

noun

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

Example Sentences

After roasting, hand-grinding the beans and seeping the grinds, he hands out steaming cups.

From The Daily Beast

The meat glistened seductively with melted butter, piled high and steaming on top of a crisp, oily split-top bun.

From The Daily Beast

NSA technology, so far as Carter knows, does not rise to the level of tea kettles for steaming open envelopes.

From The Daily Beast

But Friday morning, the monthly jobs report dumped a steaming pile of caution on the carpet.

From The Daily Beast

It begins—in the steaming, hot-toddy voice of Scarlett Johansson—to speak to him.

From The Daily Beast

We pull up, with steaming cattle, at the old ‘White Horse,’ where lunch is spread.

From Project Gutenberg

It was steaming in the red juice, with the least suspicion of melted butter over the whole.

From Project Gutenberg

Coal is best, but hickory saplings, chopped about two feet long, make a good steaming heat.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon the hot blankets, hot water, and steaming drinks began to take effect and the shivering stopped.

From Project Gutenberg

So he waved him gracefully to the table, where a brace of flagons stood amid the steaming viands.

From Project Gutenberg