From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsteamingsteam‧ing1 /ˈstiːmɪŋ/ adjective 1 (also steaming hot)HOT very hot It was a steaming hot day.2 DRUNKvery drunk – used in Scotland and northern Englandsteamingsteaming2 noun [uncountable] a method of stealing in which a large group of young people go into a public place, surprise and frighten the people there, and then rob them
