steam
noun
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
was steaming
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past progressiveof steam.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A carrier strike group led by the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier was steaming from south-east Asia to join another strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson, already in the Gulf.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Ship-tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press confirmed that the Joseph Schulte was steaming south.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
But the money had kind of run dry from that show — I had an eviction notice on my door, the registration on my car had expired, my engine was steaming everywhere I went.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
At the next, just as the 400-meter sprinters approached the halfway point, American champion Michael Norman was steaming so far ahead of the competition, it became clear he could not sustain the pace.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
All Dell really knew with certainty was that now someone was steaming mounds of spinach in a kitchen that had never under his watch seen a vegetable in its raw form.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
