different between steaming vs misty

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

English

Etymology

From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English misti? (“misty, dark”), equivalent to mist +? -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty”), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy”), Middle Low German mistich (“foggy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?sti/
• Rhymes: -?sti

Adjective

misty (comparative mistier, superlative mistiest)

1. Covered in mist; foggy.

2. (figuratively) Dim; vague; obscure.

3. (figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.

Derived terms

• misty-eyed

Related terms

• mistify

Translations

Anagrams

• stimy

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

misty

1. Alternative form of mysty (“misty”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

misty

1. Alternative form of mysty (“figurative”)