boiling hot
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boiling, hot: very hot in a way…Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boiling, hot: very hot in a way that involves boiling of water or other liquids.
» The tea is boiling hot.
Der Tee ist kochend heiß.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boiling, hot: very hot in a way that involves boiling of water or other liquids.
Near-synonyms: scalding hot, piping hot
Ouch! Don't sip your tea quite yet — it's still boiling hot!
(broadly, idiomatic, not comparable)Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).
Near-synonyms: scalding hot, piping hot, smoking hot
Back then, if you were a regular person living in the Deep South, you were going to be boiling hot all summer long, no two ways about it — nobody but rich people had central air at home back then.
Examples
7 sentencesThe tea is boiling hot.
deDer Tee ist kochend heiß.
It's boiling hot.
deEs herrscht eine Affenhitze.
I prefer my coffee boiling hot.
I can feel that your blood is boiling hot right now.
There could have been a serious accident on the stairs while you were carrying boiling-hot stew up them.