steeping
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
steeping¹
verb
- present participle and gerund of steep
noun steepings
- An instance of something being steeped; a wetting. It is usual to expect, that the first two or three wettings or steepings of grain, at the commencement of the malting season, will not make so good malt as succeeding steepings […]
steeping²
Where it comes from
From the name of Stephen de Fulbourn, who served as bishop of Waterford, archbishop of Tuam, and treasurer and justiciar of Ireland in the 1270s and 1280s.
noun steepings · stephening · steping
-
A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.
Similar: Bishop's money, scalding, stalding
Steeping³
proper noun
- A river or drainage channel, usually called the Steeping River, in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England; a continuation of the River Lymn.
Talk about this word "steeping." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/steeping. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. steeping. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/steeping "steeping." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/steeping.Cite this
@misc{steeping_2026,
title = {steeping},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steeping},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
