steeping

Pluralsteepings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of steep. Use this form when something is soaking in liquid right now or to name the action.

   The tea is steeping in the pot right now.

   Steeping the oats overnight makes them soft and easy to cook.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A soaking of something in water or another liquid until it is wet through.

   Like leaving a dry sponge in a bowl of water until it is soaked through.

   The dry beans needed a long steeping before they could be cooked.

   She gave the cloth a quick steeping in cold water.

   Similarsoaking, immersion, infusion

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3. 3
   nounhistoricalcountable

   An old, low-quality silver penny used in Ireland in the 1200s, later banned by the king.

   The merchant refused the steeping, saying its silver was too poor.

   A handful of steepings lay among the older coins in the chest.

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