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steaming hot

steaming hot adjective: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming, hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour.

Adjective

steaming hot (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming, hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour.
    • Near-synonyms: boiling hot, scalding hot, piping hot
    • Don't touch that radiator! It's steaming hot!
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) Very hot in a way that involves visible water vapour.
    • Near-synonyms: boiling hot, baking hot
    • Those horses are steaming hot. He's got to give that team a rest in the shade soon or there'll be trouble.
  3. (broadly, idiomatic) Very hot.
    • Watch out — the chrome parts of the car are steaming hot from the sun.

Synonyms of steaming hot

Questions about steaming hot

What does steaming hot mean?
Steaming hot means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming, hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour.
What part of speech is steaming hot?
Steaming hot is an adjective.

Words near steaming hot in the dictionary

  1. steamiest
  2. steamily
  3. steaminess
  4. steaming
  5. steaming ahead
  6. steaming hot
  7. steaming off
  8. steaming up
  9. steamingly
  10. steamings
  11. steamings up

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