burning hot

idiom

: extremely hot
The pavement was burning hot.

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The slides are burning hot to the touch even on a 70-degree day, and parents caution their kids not to use them. Yessenia Funes, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2024 This would create a moist atmosphere in place of the burning hot, dusty whirlwinds which are the curse of that region. Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024 Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Your emotions are burning hot and cold from one minute to the next. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2024 The Marshall Fire started the day before New Year’s Eve on the grassy plains south of Boulder, burning hot and fast with hurricane-force winds pushing it toward suburbs never before at risk from fire. Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2022 The housing market, only now showing signs of slowing down after burning hot for more than a year, may have added to the problem, some say. Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com, 13 Oct. 2021 With that, Raul puts some burning hot coals in the firepit to release a cleansing steam. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2022 The guys head to Charleston, S.C., to dive into burning hot wings with guest judge Kardea Brown; the Try Guys take over a pair of vintage mobile pizza ovens to feed 20 hungry diners. Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Solar flares arc over the sun’s corona, the burning hot outermost layer of gas in its atmosphere. Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2020

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“Burning hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burning%20hot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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