baking hot
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baking, hot: very hot in a way that…Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baking, hot: very hot in a way that involves baking (in an oven or as if in an oven).
» He was baking in the hot sun.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baking, hot: very hot in a way that involves baking (in an oven or as if in an oven).
Near-synonyms: roasting, baked
Watch out for that exhaust pipe! It's baking hot!
as hot as if in an oven
(broadly, idiomatic, not comparable)Very hot.
Near-synonyms: smoking hot, boiling hot, piping hot, scalding hot, steaming hot, steaming; see also Thesaurus:hot
I've got to get out of this coat! I'm baking hot!
Examples
4 sentencesHe was baking in the hot sun.
Open the window. It's baking hot in here.
Відчини вікно. Бо від спеки вмерти можна. — aandrusiak
ruОткрой окно. Здесь как в бане. — odexed
deMach mal das Fenster auf! Hier drinnen geht man ja vor Hitze ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm staying inside, it's baking hot out there.
It's baking hot.
deEs ist brütend heiß. — al_ex_an_der
Synonyms
13 synonyms- as hot as if in an oven:baking