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Definitions

piping hot

ADJECTIVE
baking
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blistering boiling red-hot scorching searing sizzling sweltering
STRONG
broiling burning roasting scalding steaming
WEAK
ardent baking hot fiery hot sultry uncomfortably warm very warm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freezing

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

It is made by brushing butter onto a piping hot naan and sprinkling a generous amount of chopped garlic on it.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Thursday mornings at La Princesita Tortilleria in East Los Angeles are devoted to making chips, so customers couldn’t get any piping hot tortillas when I visited last week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

Uncle Charlie and Aunt Annie would always follow the first two, carrying large bowls or huge metal pans of piping hot, spirit-lifting food.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals