piping hot — (of food, usu when served) very hot, literally so hot as to make a hissing or sizzling noise • • • Main Entry: ↑pipe * * * piping hot UK US adjective food or drink that is piping hot is very hot Thesaurus: cooked or preparedhyponym * * * (of food … Useful english dictionary
Piping hot — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piping hot — adjective food or drink that is piping hot is very hot … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
piping hot — If food is piping hot, it is very hot indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
piping hot — ► piping hot (of food or water) very hot. [ORIGIN: with reference to the whistling sound made by very hot liquid or food.] Main Entry: ↑piping … English terms dictionary
piping hot — also piping hot ADJ Food or water that is piping hot is very hot. ...large cups of piping hot coffee... Serve piping hot, with herbs sprinkled on top … English dictionary
piping hot — adjective /ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt,ˌpaɪpɪŋ ˈhɑːt/ Very hot. Dont touch the pie! Its piping hot, straight out of the oven … Wiktionary
piping hot — If food is piping hot, it is very hot indeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
piping hot — UK / US adjective food or drink that is piping hot is very hot … English dictionary
ˌpiping ˈhot — adj food or drink that is piping hot is very hot … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
