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STEAMING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
Example:
steamy towels
Synonyms:
steaming; steamy
Classified under:
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb steam
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of heat) extremely
Example:
the casserole was piping hot
Synonyms:
piping; steaming
Classified under:
Context examples:
He opened a door as he spoke, and looking in we saw a score of well-dressed men, some of whose faces had become familiar to me during my short West End career, seated round a table upon which stood a steaming soup-tureen filled with punch.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Two of the company, who were dressed in the weather-stained green doublet of foresters, lifted the big pot off the fire, and a third, with a huge pewter ladle, served out a portion of steaming collops to each guest.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
To reduce your risk: • Use precooked and ready-to-eat foods as soon as you can • Avoid raw milk and raw milk products • Heat ready-to-eat foods and leftovers until they are steaming hot • Wash fresh fruits and vegetables • Avoid rare meat and refrigerated smoked seafood
(Listeria Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The cook grinned at my exhibition of nerves, and thrust into my hand a steaming mug with an “’Ere, this’ll do yer good.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
We have no fear in running at good speed up the river at night; there is plenty of water, and the banks are wide enough apart to make steaming, even in the dark, easy enough.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The manner in which he struggled through these inarticulate sentences, and, whenever he found himself getting near the name of Heep, fought his way on to it, dashed at it in a fainting state, and brought it out with a vehemence little less than marvellous, was frightful; but now, when he sank into a chair, steaming, and looked at us, with every possible colour in his face that had no business there, and an endless procession of lumps following one another in hot haste up his throat, whence they seemed to shoot into his forehead, he had the appearance of being in the last extremity.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The echoing chamber of his soul was a narrow room, a conning tower, whence were directed his arm and shoulder muscles, his ten nimble fingers, and the swift-moving iron along its steaming path in broad, sweeping strokes, just so many strokes and no more, just so far with each stroke and not a fraction of an inch farther, rushing along interminable sleeves, sides, backs, and tails, and tossing the finished shirts, without rumpling, upon the receiving frame.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Everything else was unchanged, the sun still shining mercilessly on the steaming marsh and the tall pinnacle of the mountain, and I could scarce persuade myself that murder had been actually done and a human life cruelly cut short a moment since before my eyes.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
This command was reinforced by a steaming kettle of water, and at sight of it the sailors scrambled out of the way.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
