steaming

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstiːm.ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːmɪŋ

Noun

steaming (plural steamings)

The action of steam on something.
The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
(Britain, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).

Translations

action of steam on something

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蒸 (zh) (zhēng)
Finnish: höyrytys (fi)
French: cuisson à la vapeur f
German: Dämpfen (de) n

Japanese: 蒸す (ja) (むす, musu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: damping m or f

Nynorsk: damping f
Russian: готовка (gotovka) на (na) пару (paru) (gotóvka na parú) f

method of cooking by immersion in steam

Czech: dušení (cs) n
Finnish: höyrytys (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: damping m or f

Nynorsk: damping f

Polish: gotowanie na parze n or impf
Swedish: ångning

Adjective

steaming (comparative more steaming, superlative most steaming)

Giving off steam
Extremely drunk
Very angry

Synonyms

(giving off steam): steamy
(extremely drunk): paralytic, sloshed, wasted; see also Thesaurus:drunk
(very angry): apoplectic, enraged, furious; see also Thesaurus:angry

Translations

giving off steam

Danish: dampende
Finnish: höyryävä (fi)
German: dampfend (de)
Hebrew: מַהְבִּיל‎ (he) m (mahabíl)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: dampende
Spanish: humeante

extremely drunk

Finnish: umpikännissä

very angry

Finnish: raivoissaan (fi)

Verb

steaming

present participle of steam

Anagrams

mangiest, mintages, negatism, teamings

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