heat-treating

verb

present participle of heat-treat
as in baking

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  1. steaming
  2. heating
  3. boiling
Verb
  • Each bite was unique — a pocket of cold sour cream here, the cheese only partially melted there, the last crisp cry of the ever-steaming French fries yonder.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Their sound was described as a hybrid mixing elements of rock, blues and funk into a steaming-hot Houston stew.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of steaming
Verb
  • Auto means the fan runs only when the system is actively heating or cooling.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The water could then be extracted by heating the soil through various methods.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of heating
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  • Just boiling things down to that, and to the voice and the lip sync is painstaking.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Generally, boiling frozen corn anywhere from eight to 10 minutes is enough for the kernels to turn bright yellow and plump.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of boiling
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“Heat-treating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat-treating. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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