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Can I replace "piping" with "very"? What does "piping" mean?

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Rebecca

Yes you can! It is perfectly acceptable to replace "piping" with "very." Piping hot means that a food or beverage is extremely or very hot in temperature. Ex: This food is piping hot. Ex: Be careful. The cider is piping hot.

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