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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adjective red-hot; noun red-hot |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈrɛdˈhɒt; noun ˈrɛdˌhɒt |
Definition of red-hot
Origin :- late 14c., "heated till it glows red" (of metal, etc.); of persons, "lively, passionate," it is recorded from c.1600. Red-hot mama is 1926, jazz slang, "earthy female singer," also "girlfriend, lover."
- adj very hot
- adj zealous
- adj raging
- adj newest
- adj burning
- His own skin had sizzled under the red-hot brand, he murmured softly.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- He could have moved it now for nothing short of a gimlet or a red-hot wire.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- A shower of red-hot stones warned him that he was near the volcano.
- Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
- There was something in her that was red-hot, although she was now a middle-aged woman.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- They talked of boxing Augustine's ears when they saw that the stove was red-hot.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- It seemed to him that she was pressing a red-hot iron to his neck.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- But the bite Camille had given him stung as if his skin had been branded with a red-hot iron.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- Granger from his place beside the red-hot stove said nothing, but bowed his head.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- And these red-hot prophets in petticoats, how startled they will soon be!
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- I judge you are quoting from her letter and apparently she piled it on red-hot.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
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