as in angry
feeling or showing anger
she was steaming after hearing that she was being slandered by someone who had once been her best friend
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as in boiling
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam
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Recent Examples of steaming
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Is steaming better than boiling eggs for deviled eggs?
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Drain and rinse with cold water until cool to the touch and no longer steaming.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
These workers control everything from individually steaming each stage curtain to rigging massive pieces of audio equipment.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But portioning the layered dish into individual servings before cooking and steaming it on the stovetop?
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
There are currently 18 container vessels waiting outside India’s Nhava Sheva Port and another 40 actively steaming toward the gateway, according to data from Xeneta.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Go for steaming mugs of coffee and omelets with crisp hashbrowns at breakfast, or bite into a juicy burger, Reuben sandwich, tuna melt or turkey club at lunch.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
If the first four episodes of Bridgerton’s swoon-worthy fourth season were about desperate, hungry yearning, then the final four were more about, er, consummation—complete with secret trysts, steaming hot baths, false identities, and genuinely big shocks.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
That includes popular dishes such as golden-brown birria tacos and steaming molcajete.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Is steaming better than boiling eggs for deviled eggs?
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Drain and rinse with cold water until cool to the touch and no longer steaming.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
These workers control everything from individually steaming each stage curtain to rigging massive pieces of audio equipment.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But portioning the layered dish into individual servings before cooking and steaming it on the stovetop?
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
There are currently 18 container vessels waiting outside India’s Nhava Sheva Port and another 40 actively steaming toward the gateway, according to data from Xeneta.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Go for steaming mugs of coffee and omelets with crisp hashbrowns at breakfast, or bite into a juicy burger, Reuben sandwich, tuna melt or turkey club at lunch.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
If the first four episodes of Bridgerton’s swoon-worthy fourth season were about desperate, hungry yearning, then the final four were more about, er, consummation—complete with secret trysts, steaming hot baths, false identities, and genuinely big shocks.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steaming
Adjective
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That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans are angry that the bill passed early Friday by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Add eggs to a pot of already boiling water.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling Ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another, keeping one jug raised high above the other; till the flip is smooth and finely frothed.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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More than 100 aircraft launched from land and sea in the first day, with cyber and space campaigns degrading Iranian communications and sensors while the air campaign struck command-and-control centers, ballistic-missile sites, naval forces and intelligence infrastructure.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Nations now need to defend everywhere, all the time, against threats ranging from a $1,000 quadcopter with a half-pound of explosives to multimillion-dollar ballistic and hypersonic missiles.—
Brynn Tannehill,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His raging sickness is realistically captured under James Bridges’ character-sensitive direction.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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The current war raging between Iran and Israel — plus the United States — represents a stark departure from the behavior of previous American leaders.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Still, these many practicalities fuse with the film’s emotional stories of indignant independence and romantic conflict thanks to a sense of analytical observation that is inherently social.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nearly 97 percent of female respondents reported burning sensations during urination, while 45 percent described amber to brown urine—a sign of dehydration and possible kidney strain.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the poor quarters of New Delhi, households struggling to pay for gas fired up chulhas, old-school wood-burning stoves, and hoped their tinder supplies held.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.—
Gary Bedore
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fungi aren’t literally storming areas like rain or hail, but storms act as the vehicle while the spores supply the threat.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Dweir said an argument between a resident of Suqaylabiyah and another from Qalaat al-Madiq led to scores of men from the Sunni town storming the area and attacking shops, homes and cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Steaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steaming. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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