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steam

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of steam

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
  • the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam
Synonyms of steam

boil, burn, foam, fume, rage, rankle, seethe, sizzle, storm
Words Related to steam

fulminate, rant, rave

smolder (or smoulder)

bristle, flare (up), inflame (also enflame)

chafe, fret, stew

agitate, convulse, roil, shake
Phrases Synonymous with steam

see red

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