Phrase guide

hissing hot

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Very hot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • 1792, Hannah Cowley, A Day in Turkey: or, The Russian Slaves, London: G.G.J. & J. Robinson, Act II, p. 30, [...] a hissing hot fever laid hold of him; and the doctors, with all their rank and file of phials and bolusses, could hardly drive him out of his veins.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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