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Meanings of steaming in English

Russian
на пару
Spanish
cocina al vapor
Catalan
cocció al vapor

Cooking technique.

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на пару

Filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist.

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(Used of heat) extremely.

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Examples for "piping"
Examples for "piping"
1
The robin and the bluebird were piping sweetly in the blossoming orchard.
The Child's World: Third Reader
2
This was the general practice by the company as regards the piping.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
3
The children piping Christmas hymns in the clear cold morning enchanted her.
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
4
Among the foliage of the trees they heard the piping of sparrows.
Cæsar or Nothing
5
The oystercatchers and swallows, peeping and piping overhead, have the right idea.
The Guardian
Usage of steaming in English
1
The stove was lighted; the water in the copper was steaming slightly.
The Brotherhood of Consolation
2
Two minutes later he was back, carrying two buckets of steaming water.
The forgotten soldier
3
She came steaming in and I said, We've got five more days.
Secret Sanction
4
In the courtyard there were steaming horses; lanceheads were glittering like reliquaries.
Selected Polish Tales
5
Another bankruptcy-related settlement over Detroit's water and sewerage department is steaming ahead.
Reuters
6
He poured a second cup of steaming tea and said, Drink up.
Small favor
7
The odor of steaming coffee and frying bacon was in the air.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon; Or, The Mystery of Brig...
8
The French and Austrian fleets were steaming into battle in the Adriatic.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
9
A few minutes later, we carry our steaming mugs to the parlor.
The kommandant's girl
10
We have been steaming steadily in the teeth of the trade wind.
Letters to His Children
11
She walked toward the stairs with the steaming cup in her hand.
Hillsboro People
12
All the time they were steaming north, and it grew colder daily.
The golden compass
13
True to Tony's word, the bathtub was steaming and waiting for her.
Million-dollar marriage merger
14
Claire dipped her spoon into the steaming bouillon-cup in front of her.
The Blood Red Dawn
15
The boat had left the shore, and was steaming down the bay.
Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
16
Once more we were steaming westward toward the land of the Dacotahs.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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