different between baking vs steaming

English

Etymology

From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?be?k??(?)/
• Rhymes: -e?k??

Verb

baking

1. present participle of bake.

Adjective

baking (not comparable)

1. That bakes.

2. (figuratively) Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.

Noun

baking (usually uncountable, plural bakings)

1. An action in which something is baked.
2. The way in which something is baked.
3. (countable) The production of a batch of baked product.

Translations

Derived terms

• baking hot
• baking tin
• baking tray

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bake +? -ing

Noun

baking m or f (definite singular bakinga or bakingen)

1. baking

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From bake +? -ing

Noun

baking f (definite singular bakinga)

1. baking

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sti?m.??/
• Rhymes: -i?m??

Noun

steaming (countable and uncountable, plural steamings)

1. The action of steam on something.
2. The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
3. (Britain, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).
4. Relating to the ability of a steam locomotive (etc.) to raise steam.

Translations

Adjective

steaming (comparative more steaming, superlative most steaming)

1. Giving off steam.

   We were served with steaming bowls of soup.

2. (slang) Very angry.

   I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.

3. (slang) Extremely drunk.

Synonyms

• (giving off steam): steamy
• (very angry): apoplectic, enraged, furious; see also Thesaurus:angry
• (extremely drunk): paralytic, sloshed, wasted; see also Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

Verb

steaming

1. present participle of steam

Anagrams

• mangiest, mintages, negatism, teamings