piping hot

adjective

Definition of piping hotnext
as in boiling
having a notably high temperature the appeal of piping hot cocoa after an afternoon of shoveling snow

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Recent Examples of piping hot Even a complicated room service breakfast order for our party of four, placed via the app, turned up swiftly, was correct, and—most importantly—still piping hot. — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Serving up some piping hot Millennial nostalgia, complete with Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026 The Chinese-style dumplings are fresh, piping hot and made with tasty fillings such as chicken and sweet corn and shrimp and pork. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 Mission Pizza Owned by former Wake Forest soccer player and Winston-Salem native Peyton Smith, Mission Pizza serves up piping hot pies from its wood-burning oven. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for piping hot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping hot
  1. boiling
  2. searing
  3. hot
  4. burning
  5. molten
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of boiling
Adjective
  • After winning the prestigious Golden Eye, Plambech returns with another searing analysis of the immigrant experience.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The durable porcelain enamel exterior resists chipping and cracking, while the matte black interior enhances browning and searing.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of searing
Adjective
  • An extreme hear watch has been issued for the Los Angeles metro area in anticipation of highs reaching 100 degrees on Saturday and remaining hot through next week.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Here in Los Angeles, the last few months have been exceptionally hot.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of hot
Adjective
  • Prosecutors said some of the money was used for recruiting new members and purchasing Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Definition of burning
Adjective
  • Striking a pose with her hands on her hips, the White Lotus actress—who last attended the VMAs in 2024 in an optical illusion hooded corset gown—showed off two-inch-long curved nude nails and encased each finger in molten silver half-moon rings.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, the rover found igneous rocks that originally formed from molten material deep underground or through volcanic activity.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of molten

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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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