piping hot

adjective

: very hot

Examples of piping hot in a Sentence

The coffee was served piping hot. the appeal of piping hot cocoa after an afternoon of shoveling snow
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Wondering what a piping hot baked potato and bacteria have to do with each other? Lauren David, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024 The 10-inch tray is large enough for cookies, muffins, tea sandwiches, and all the snacks that are best served alongside a hot beverage, and the 16-ounce stoneware mug will keep coffee, tea, and cocoa piping hot. Miles Walls, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024 Order a full or half wheel plus piping hot liquid chocolate for dipping. Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024 Taking a page out of natural gas extraction methods, the geothermal companies create many fractures within the piping hot rock and pour in water that gets heated to temperatures approaching 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for piping hot 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of piping hot was in the 14th century

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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piping%20hot. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

piping hot

adjective
: very hot
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