piping hot
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piping, hot: very hot in a way that involves sizzling, crackling, or similar noises.
Near-synonyms: boiling hot, scalding hot, steaming hot, steaming, baking hot; see also Thesaurus:hot
piping
/ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
noun 5adj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
black, flexible, hot, prominent, solemn, steamed, still
VERB + PIPING
boasted, broadcasts, sips
PIPING + NOUN
coffee
PREP.
in, up
ADV.
formerly
Definitions
noun
1
The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
2
The sound of musical pipes.
The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings.
3
An act of making music or noise with pipes.
4
A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
the piping of a house
5
An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
adj
1
High-pitched.
His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.
The princess had made occasional wartime radio broadcasts, her piping, stilted voice, speaking in cut-glass tones to the children of the empire, but it was at the time of her 21st birthday in 1947 that she made perhaps the most significant radio address of her career, at the end of a royal tour of South Africa, laying out the guidelines that would govern her throughout her reign:
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
piping times
A pleasant era.
One of the current melodrama uses on the hoardings a four-sheet poster showing the picture of a motherly old woman with a baby in her arms. She is saying: "Well, I guess the countr
piping times of peace
A time of peace and goodness.
Example Bank
601
The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings.
Wiktionary02
the piping of a house
Wiktionary03
His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.
Wiktionary04
The princess had made occasional wartime radio broadcasts, her piping, stilted voice, speaking in cut-glass tones to the children of the empire, but it was at the time of her 21st birthday in 1947 tha
Wiktionary05
These soup dumplings are freshly steamed and still piping hot. Don't burn your mouth on the broth inside!
Tatoeba · #349963706
Tom took little sips of the piping hot coffee.
Tatoeba · #3882968Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars