"hissing hot" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-hissing hot.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hissing hot (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) Very hot. Tags: dated, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: piping hot, searing hot, smoking hot
    Sense id: en-hissing_hot-en-adj-iRJh1mq7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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