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Steaming vs Stuffy - What's the difference?

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Steaming is a related term of stuffy.


As nouns the difference between steaming and stuffy

is that steaming is the action of steam on something while stuffy is (us|canada|colloquial|often|childish) a stuffed animal or other plush toy.

As adjectives the difference between steaming and stuffy

is that steaming is giving off steam while stuffy is poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

As a verb steaming

is .

steaming

English

(wikipedia steaming)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of steam on something.
  • The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
  • (UK, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Giving off steam
  • Extremely drunk
  • Very angry

    • Synonyms

    * (giving off steam) steamy

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    stuffy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
    • I can't smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose.
    Let's go outside – it's getting stuffy in here.
  • Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
  • Angry and obstinate; sulky.
  • Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
    • The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.

    Noun

    (stuffies)
  • (US, Canada, colloquial, often, childish) A stuffed animal or other plush toy.

    • Derived terms

    * stuffily * stuffiness

    Related terms

    * stuffed shirt