steeping
present participle ofsteep
steep
verb[IorT]
uk/stiːp/us/stiːp/tocausetostayin aliquid,especiallyinordertobecomesoftorclean, or toimproveflavour:
Leave theclothto steep in thedyeovernight.
We hadpearssteeped inredwinefordessert.
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- dunk
- enclosure
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- flooding
- gather
- gift wrap
- gift-wrapped
- siege
- steep
- steepsomething/someoneinsomething
- submersion
- swaddle
- swallow
- swamp
Idiom
steeped in blood
Phrasal verb
steepsomething/someoneinsomething
Examplesofsteeping
steeping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Has he heard of an effective method of destroying these birds bysteepingcorn in whisky and leaving them to pick it up?
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He issteepinghimself in that.
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After about 20 minutes, the eggs and the spiced-tea liquid should be transferred to a glass or ceramic container for furthersteepingin a refrigerator.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Known as green brewing, this process ofsteepingis considered more environmentally friendly as it saves energy used to boil water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.First, duringsteeping, the grain is added to a vat with water and allowed to soak for approximately 40 hours.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is made bysteepingcompost in water for 37 days.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aftersteepingin hot oil for at least a few hours, the oil takes on the taste and fragrance of chili.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is produced by boiling strong tobacco in water, or bysteepingthe tobacco in water for a longer period.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This step involvessteepingplants such as petite wormwood, hyssop, and melissa (among other herbs) in the distillate.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesteepingliquor produced is concentrated and dried with the fiber and sold as corn gluten feed to in the livestock industry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The aircraft then entered into a graduallysteepingangle of descent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tea infusers work as strainers and assist in removal of used herbs, leaves, etc., from oversteepingor leaving residues.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aftersteepingin spirit, the walnuts are removed and the now-black alcohol is mixed with simple syrup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Technically, wine, cider and mead are not brewed but rather vinified, as there is nosteepingprocess involving solids.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Steepingtimes are necessarily long, two to four hours.
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- for a man/woman/person of his/her years
- for-a-man-woman-person-of-his-her-years
- foramen
- foramen magnum
- foramen-magnum
- foramina
- foraminifera
- for anything (in the world)
- for-anything-in-the-world
- for a price
- for-a-price
- for a song
- for-a-song
- foray
- forb
- forbad
- forbade
- forbear
- forbearance
- forbearing
- for better or (for) worse
- for-better-or-for-worse
- forbid
- forbidden
- forbidden fruit