Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steamed

/stiːmd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: steam-ed
IPA: /stiːmd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Heated and processed by steam, such as being cooked by steaming.

adj

Angry; hot under the collar.

Informal

verb

simple past and past participle of steam

Example Sentences

"Superintendent Chalmers: Why is there smoke coming out of your oven, Seymour? / Principal Skinner: Uh– Oh. That isn't smoke. It's steam. Steam from the steamed clams we're having. Mmm. Steamed clams."
"He was steamed that the car cut him off. It took almost half an hour for him to calm down."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /stiːmd/
British English: /stiːmd/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more steamed (comparative) most steamed (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsteamed unsteamed

Phrases

steamed egg steamed eggs steamed pudding steamed up

Synonyms

agitated angry annoyed apoplectic bad-tempered berserk big mad blood-boiling boiling mad butthurt cheesed off choleric

Antonyms

nonsteamed unsteamed

Rhymes With

seemed deemed themed dreamed screamed teamed streamed redeemed esteemed beamed creamed schemed

Questions

How do you pronounce steamed?: The recorded pronunciation is /stiːmd/.
What does steamed mean?: Heated and processed by steam, such as being cooked by steaming.

How to pronounce steamed

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