scalding hot
Extremely hot.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Be careful, the coffee is scalding hot.”
“She pulled her hand away quickly because the water in the shower was scalding hot.”
“The chef warned the kitchen staff that the soup was scalding hot before they carried the bowls to the dining room.”
From Middle English scladeng hoot, equivalent to the compound of scalding and hot.
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baking hot
Very hot.
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blow hot air
To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
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blow hot and cold
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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boiling hot
Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).
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come in hot
To enter the scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.
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full of hot air
Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.
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hissing hot
Very hot.
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hot air
Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.
Last updated August 10, 2026