steaming

Adjective · Adverb

Synonyms: steamy piping

WordNet 3.0

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist“a steaming kettle”“steamy towels”Synonyms: steamy

Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steamed (st[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Steaming.]

1.To emit steam or vapor. [1913 Webster]

My brother's ghost hangs hovering there, O'er his warm blood, that steams into the air.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Let the crude humors dance In heated brass, steaming with fire intense.— J. Philips.[1913 Webster]

2.To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor. [1913 Webster]

The dissolved amber . . . steamed away into the air.— Boyle.[1913 Webster]

3.To move or travel by the agency of steam. [1913 Webster]

The vessel steamed out of port.— N. P. Willis.[1913 Webster]

4.To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well. [1913 Webster]