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Synonyms

piping hot

Idioms  

  1. Very hot, as in These biscuits are piping hot. This idiom alludes to something so hot that it makes a piping or hissing sound. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

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During the next outage, you’ll find me with my family, under an electric blanket, sipping piping hot tea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Your daughter made you a lukewarm cup of tea, and you are rewarding her with a piping hot mug of the finest Colombian coffee.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

In fact, a massive round metal object had plummeted from above landing on farmland near a dry riverbed - and it was piping hot.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

This ensures that the filling will end up piping hot and the pastry nicely browned at the same time.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

I was rarely appeased by the words piping hot.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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