Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: steaming
IPA transcription: [st'imɪŋ]
Pronunciations of steaming
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: steaming, steamy
    Meaning: filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist; "a steaming kettle"; "steamy towels"
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: piping, steaming
    Meaning: (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot"
Usage examples
  • Their clothes and boots were steaming, and they both looked exhausted.
  • He uncovered the casserole and regarded the steaming contents critically.
  • A white steam yacht, long and narrow of beam, was steaming slowly westward.
  • The marsh was steaming in the strong sun, and the outline of the Spy-glass trembled through the haze.
  • It seemed to her the most natural thing in the world to make a steaming cup of tea and carry it in to Old Grannis next door.
  • The splenetic Calliope, unconscious of retributive plots, was steaming down the channel, cannonading on either side, when he suddenly became aware of breakers ahead.
  • In the first place, the Grange is on clay, and built where the castle moat must have been; then there's that destestable little river, steaming all night like a kettle.
  • The steaming water rises through fissures in volcanic rocks and is now depositing in the rifts a vein stone of quartz, with metallic ores of iron, mercury, lead, and other metals.
  • The old man shook his head, gently repudiating the imputation, and suppressed a sigh, and moved to the table at which Mr Fledgeby was now pouring out for himself a cup of steaming and fragrant coffee from a pot that had stood ready on the hob.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording USS Missouri (BB-63), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Dim sum, License CC BY-SA 4.0