I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of steam (II)
: giving out or constituting steam or fumes
drove in the big sleigh behind four steaming horses — Louis Bromfield
there was a steaming mist in all the hollows — Charles Dickens
II. adverb
: to a steaming degree
the night was steaming hot
the coffee was steaming hot
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of steam (II)
: a distance traveled or to be traveled by a steamship in a specified time
these rights did not extend farther than a distance of one hour's steaming from the coast — C.P.Stacey