steaming hot

adj — 3 senses

steaming hot

adj
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.

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