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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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
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Incorporate a cozy seating area on your fall front porch to give friends and neighbors a spot to sit, linger, and chat over a cup of steaming hot apple cider.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Needless to say, fans are steaming.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
At the other end, the Premier League is steaming beyond its peers; a super league in all but name.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
His observant approach to capturing the sights and sounds of New York’s Chinatown and Lower East Side — the streets packed with extras, the kitchens where Aishe works steaming and bustling — displays what can only be a documentarian’s attention to local detail and color.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Basically, the creator, who shares content on the platform using the handle @mothercould, takes a cup filled with hot water and a paper towel, and places her child's ear over the opening of the cup, steaming the ear.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead, use microwave-safe containers or parchment paper for tasks like covering and steaming food.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
End your drive with a stay at Chinati Hot Springs, and soak in the steaming springwater beneath rustling cottonwoods and the glittering expanse of Texas stars.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Bostonians like to have DoorDash, Grub Hub, Uber Eats and others deliver meals from their favorite restaurants with just the click of an app, but all those drivers with bags of steaming burgers and pho add up.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Incorporate a cozy seating area on your fall front porch to give friends and neighbors a spot to sit, linger, and chat over a cup of steaming hot apple cider.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Needless to say, fans are steaming.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
At the other end, the Premier League is steaming beyond its peers; a super league in all but name.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
His observant approach to capturing the sights and sounds of New York’s Chinatown and Lower East Side — the streets packed with extras, the kitchens where Aishe works steaming and bustling — displays what can only be a documentarian’s attention to local detail and color.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Basically, the creator, who shares content on the platform using the handle @mothercould, takes a cup filled with hot water and a paper towel, and places her child's ear over the opening of the cup, steaming the ear.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead, use microwave-safe containers or parchment paper for tasks like covering and steaming food.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
End your drive with a stay at Chinati Hot Springs, and soak in the steaming springwater beneath rustling cottonwoods and the glittering expanse of Texas stars.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steaming
Adjective
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Arisu crawls onto a mound of rubble for momentary relief, and is met with an angry Banda.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to police, Cooksey opened the door with blood on his hands and became angry and demanding.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Continue boiling at a moderately-steady rate, stirring occasionally, until the thermometer registers 230°F.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bits of the ceramic plate from his ballistic vest were lodged into his chest.—
Claire Harbage,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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The attack highlighted the limits of Qatar’s Patriot missile batteries, which are designed to intercept aircraft and cruise missiles but not ballistic weapons traveling at several times the speed of sound through the upper atmosphere.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the summer of 2022 when inflation was raging at four-decade highs and consumer sentiment plunged to its lowest level on record, Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in the following months.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the American leaders who midwifed the UN as World War II was still raging were somber realists, not utopians.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Colts fans lashed out at the Indianapolis team, as well, and The Cincinnati Enquirer ran an indignant letter to the editor demanding an apology from the Bengals owner for failing to recognize Kirk and pledging to boycott until then.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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The YouTuber Andrew Callaghan has been documenting off-kilter American politics since before the 2020 election, but the recent interview on his Channel 5 web show with an indignant Hunter Biden caught wide attention.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Instead of Denver burning a timeout, though, the Chargers took one.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Whitney Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mistaken as the murderer, Mary is stoned and buried alive in a shallow grave by the enraged townspeople.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defense attorney, Michael Caesar, told jurors that Bragg became enraged after Gladney outed him as a gay man, and sought revenge.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That super graphic ultra modern girl storming the stage with Chappell Roan?—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Their romance quickly turns dark after a heated argument between the two sends roses crashing to the floor and Williams storming out the door.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Steaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steaming. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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