PIPING HOT Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

piping hot

adjective

Definition of piping hot

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 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 As Nara recommends, this dish is best piping hot or at least warm. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for piping hot

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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

It’s been hot in Pasadena lately, and according to Cat Chen, the best way to deal with the heat is simple—have your friends over, keep the AC running, and serve a refreshing menu alongside a crisp white wine.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Commerce production assistant Hailey Roy, who has 3C curls, actually skips a hot tool altogether.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 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

That electric arc generates enough heat to melt metal at a joint between two metal parts, which allows the two parts to be combined once the molten metal has solidified again.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
During low power demands, the heat produced will be stored in the molten salt storage tanks.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of molten

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