Synonyms for steaming

Grammar : Adj

Spell : steem

Phonetic Transcription : stim

Définition of steaming

Origin : Old English steam "vapor, fume," from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (cf. Dutch stoom), of unknown origin. Steam age first attested 1941. Steam heat as a method of temperature control recorded from 1904.

adj piping hot

Example sentences :

If fish is to be cooked by steaming, first clean it thoroughly.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Six-Cross-Roads lay dark and steaming in the sun that morning.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

The unhappy colt was steaming like a pot-au-feu when the lid is raised.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

After steaming, the fiber and its adjuncts were easily stripped from the wood.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various

Steaming is one of the simplest and best ways of cooking potatoes.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

He was drenched through, but steaming with sweat as if he had ridden long and hard.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

He departed to return presently with a black jack that was steaming fragrantly.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

As soon as you notice any steaming, dip the plates in water until they are cool.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Not a breath of air fanned the steaming breath which poured from his lips.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

“This is life,” Brand said, blithely, as he leaped from his steaming horse.
Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

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