Piping-hot Definition

adjective

(idiomatic) Very hot.

"Don't touch the pie! It's piping hot, straight out of the oven."
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Origin of Piping-hot

  • Middle English First attested circa second half of 14th century, from the similarity between the sizzling sound of food cooking in a frying pan and that of musical pipes, from Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer:

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Piping-hot Sentence Examples

  • Check that the food is piping hot all the way through.

  • There is no menu because they only serve one dish -- a piping hot sizzler of a fish dish.

  • Chinese take-out is known for its distinctive white boxes, holding piping hot portions of your favorite dishes.

  • French press pots press the grounds down through the piping hot water and have a mesh screen that filters out large particles.

  • All Recipes also offers tips for serving up a piping hot portobello sandwich.

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