red-hot
Origin of red-hot
Related Words for red-hot
blistering, scorching, flaming, sizzling, hot, fiery, glowing, burning, heated, eager, enthusiastic, excited, fanatical, impassioned, passionate, extreme, furious, intense, vehement, violentExamples from the Web for red-hot
Contemporary Examples of red-hot
Woods were shredded, the earth trembled and the ground exploded in showers of stone and red-hot metal splinters.
Moral equivalence and malaise, rather than red-hot ideology, motivates Haydon.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous MastermindMichael Weiss
July 2, 2014
He broke three of her ribs with an umbrella and on another occasion hit her with a red-hot poker.
Designer Frida Giannini let the collection scream not-so-subtle sexuality, with florescent pinks, silk and red-hot silhouettes.
Despite his red-hot debate showings—and a retroactive win in Iowa—Senator Sweatervest was basically a nonfactor in Florida.
Historical Examples of red-hot
His own skin had sizzled under the red-hot brand, he murmured softly.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
He could have moved it now for nothing short of a gimlet or a red-hot wire.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
A shower of red-hot stones warned him that he was near the volcano.
Classic MythsMary Catherine Judd
There was something in her that was red-hot, although she was now a middle-aged woman.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
They talked of boxing Augustine's ears when they saw that the stove was red-hot.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola