STEAMING


Meaning of STEAMING in English

I. steam ‧ ing 1 /ˈstiːmɪŋ/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ steam , ↑ steamer ; verb : ↑ steam ; adverb : ↑ steaming ; adjective : ↑ steamy ]

1 . steaming hot very hot:

It was a steaming hot day.

2 . very drunk – used in Scotland and northern England

II. steaming 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

a method of stealing in which a large group of young people go into a public place, surprise and frighten the people there, and then rob them

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.