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 Synonyms for steaming
Adjective
  • Democrats were particularly angry about a last-minute Republican amendment that allowed the sale of huge chunks of public land in Nevada and Utah.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
  • Commentary: From ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ women are angry and vengeful.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tehran developed its ballistic program in response to Iraqi Scud attacks during the Iran-Iraq War and as a result of long-standing arms embargoes that have limited access to modern defense technology.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
  • Made from ballistic nylon and polyester tarpaulin, it’s designed for the long haul, along with a few backcountry beat-ups along the way.
    Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Then the truck flipped over, sending the workers into the raging water.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Here is the list of fighters that gained immortality as a result of this raging inferno.
    Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • After a year of intense efforts, we are baffled and indignant.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 May 2025
  • Before the arrest, some indignant residents took to social media to speculate about a possible motive — alleging without proof that unscrupulous developers or even the city itself may have orchestrated the acts.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit Free Press On a Friday afternoon in April 14 years ago, a Christian pastor known for burning Qurans stood in front of Dearborn City Hall along Michigan Avenue railing against Islam.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • But even with a better offensive night for Jerome, he was still beaten off the dribble too many times and couldn’t stay on the court for that last, furious push.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • From swapping out foaming cleansers for gentler alternatives to ditching certain ingredients in favor of others, their recommendations will help keep your skin watered, balanced, and glowing through February and beyond.
    Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • At this point, the butter should be foaming.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Shinwell takes the rep aside and asks her to grab some of the antidote to the sickness that pushed Stephens into a coma, because the mad scientist must have some lying around.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
  • The late 19th century was a boom time for mad inventors, scam artists, and fast-talking salesmen.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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“Steaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steaming. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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