steaming 1 of 2

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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steaming

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verb

present participle of steam

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Recent Examples of steaming
Verb
Each bite was unique — a pocket of cold sour cream here, the cheese only partially melted there, the last crisp cry of the ever-steaming French fries yonder. Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Their sound was described as a hybrid mixing elements of rock, blues and funk into a steaming-hot Houston stew. CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Brighter landscape shots with more complicated colors, however, like a steaming blue hot spring surrounded by yellow-red sand and green trees, don’t look nearly as vibrant as the lush greens and blues of the Planet Earth II footage. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 Fishermen haul up cages with lobsters ready for steaming pots, buttery rolls, and rich chowder. Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 Try steaming, roasting, or air-frying broccoli for a healthy side dish. Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026 Sometimes holding a dispenser over a steaming hot beverage can cause condensation to form around the pouring spout. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 To clean, heat 1 cup of water and 1 to 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or several lemon slices in a microwave-safe bowl for three minutes or until steaming. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 July 2026 Its shot-of-steam, spray, vertical-steaming and self-cleaning features were also tested. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steaming
Adjective
  • Much of the work is also focused on building guardrails to protect clients from lawsuits — coming from business partners, local officials, or angry neighbors — in an industry that has an increasingly visible target on its back.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Though nothing about the current situation is ideal, there’s no clear way to hop off without ensuring certain doom at the hands of a large, angry cat.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Just boiling things down to that, and to the voice and the lip sync is painstaking.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Generally, boiling frozen corn anywhere from eight to 10 minutes is enough for the kernels to turn bright yellow and plump.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Five people were killed and 25 others were wounded in the attack, which involved ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones, according to the Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Clad with ballistic-resistant plate carriers, the deputies surrounded Martinez’s truck, drawing their guns and forcing him into cuffs.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Late one August afternoon in a Manhattan editing suite, with thunder and lightning raging outside, a storm was also brewing inside.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Amid the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as the unrest in the United States, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal was asked whether cinema should be political.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • But the Tampa-area English teacher said what qualifies as controversial is constantly evolving, sometimes because of just one indignant parent.
    Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But if state Democratic leaders simply chose a new nominee on their own, voters might be indignant.
    Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • As the planet heats up, driven by humans burning fossil fuels, the oceans are changing.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty miles from the start of stage eight in Puçol, the biggest wildfire in 40 years in the city of Valencia was close to being extinguished but was still burning.
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.
    Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As a consequence, Nadia’s enraged sponsors send her packing back to Europe.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The second-chance Hail Mary led to the incomprehensible scene of the Michigan Stadium crowd storming the field to cheer the winningest program in Bowl Subdivision history eking out a victory over a Mid-American Conference school.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • While fans were going crazy, storming the field and soaking up the moment, the team couldn’t wait to leave that game behind.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Steaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steaming. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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