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höyrytä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fume noun A strong-smelling or harmful gas or vapor.
  • steam noun The hot vapor that water turns into when it boils.

Senses

höyrytä is used for these senses in English:

  • fume (transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.

fume — full definition

  1. noun A strong-smelling or harmful gas or vapor.
  2. verb To be extremely angry, especially while suppressing it.
  3. verb To give off smoke, gas, or vapor.

steam — full definition

  1. noun The hot vapor that water turns into when it boils.
  2. noun Energy, momentum, or drive to keep going, especially in "run out of steam" or "pick up steam."
  3. verb To cook food using steam.
  4. verb To become angry or worked up.

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