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Vaporous vs Steaming - What's the difference?

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Vaporous is a related term of steaming.


As adjectives the difference between vaporous and steaming

is that vaporous is relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial while steaming is giving off steam.

As a noun steaming is

the action of steam on something.

As a verb steaming is

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vaporous

English

Alternative forms

* vapourous

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure, insubstantial.
  • * 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
    • O hateful, vaporous , and foggy night!
  • * 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning
    • So whosoever shall entertain high and vaporous imaginations, instead of a laborious and sober inquiry of truth, shall beget hopes and beliefs of strange and impossible shapes.

    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

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