Synonyms for red-hot

Grammar : Adj

Spell : adjective red-hot; noun red-hot

Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈrɛdˈhɒt; noun ˈrɛdˌhɒt

Top 10 synonyms for red-hot

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Définition 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

Example sentences :

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

Antonyms for red-hot

cold
cool

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