Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steaming hot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: steam-ing hot
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Very hot in a way that involves visible water vapour.

adj

Very hot.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: boiling hot, scalding hot, piping hot"
"Don't touch that radiator! It's steaming hot!"
"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."
"Watch out — the chrome parts of the car are steaming hot from the sun."

Frequently Paired Words

smoking hot baking hot scalding hot piping hot

Synonyms

steaming boiling hot scalding hot piping hot baking hot smoking hot

Questions

What does steaming hot mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming, hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour.

How to pronounce steaming hot

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