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- 1. very hot: "the scorching July sun" Similar Opposite
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scorching. adjective, adverb. uk/ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ/us/ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ/(alsoscorching hot) Add to word listAdd to word list. very hot: a scorching summer day. It was scorching hot inside the greenhouse. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having a temperature higher than what is comfortable.
Jun 2, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] scorching ( comparative more scorching, superlative most scorching) Very hot . It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade. Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering . (Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high. Derived terms. [ edit] scorching hot. Verb. [ edit] scorching.
Use the adjective scorching to mean extremely hot. The scorching heat from a wildfire tar on roads and char nearby houses and trees. There's a huge difference between a warm day and a scorching one; the word implies a brutal heat.
1. : to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture. 2. a. : to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch. b. : to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm. 3. : devastate. especially : to destroy (something, such as property of possible use to an advancing enemy) before abandoning used in the phrase scorched earth.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Scorching or scorching hot weather or temperatures are very hot indeed. [informal, emphasis] That race was run in scorching weather. It was a scorching hot day. hot. Synonyms: burning, boiling, baking, flaming More Synonyms of scorching. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adjective. uk / ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ / us. Add to word list. very hot: a scorching hot day. (Definition of scorching from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of scorching. in Chinese (Traditional) 灼熱的（地）, 極熱的（地）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 灼热的（地）, 极热的（地）… See more. in Spanish. ardiendo, ardiente, abrasador…
1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn 1. 2. To dry out or wither with intense heat: The sun scorched the plains. 3. To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army. 4. To subject to severe censure; excoriate. v.intr. 1.
Definition of scorching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective burning; very hot. caustic or scathing: a scorching denunciation. Discover More
Jun 2, 2024 · scorch ( countable and uncountable, plural scorches) A slight or surface burn. A discolouration caused by heat. ( phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.
