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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