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- Dictionaryscorch·ing/ˈskôrCHiNG/
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- 1. very hot: "the scorching July sun" Similar Opposite
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having a temperature higher than what is comfortable. hot It's so hot outside! scorching We're due for another scorching summer day. blistering We've had blistering heat this week. sweltering She won the race despite the sweltering heat. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
adjective, adverb. us / ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ / uk / ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ / (also scorching hot) Add to word list. Add 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.
(skɔːʳtʃɪŋ ) 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.
The meaning of SCORCH is to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture. How to use scorch in a sentence.
a slight burn, or a mark caused by burning: The fire left scorch marks halfway up the wall. Just cook it enough to get the grill marks and a little scorch here and there. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of scorch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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.
Scorching definition: burning; very hot.. See examples of SCORCHING used in a sentence.
Definition of scorching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To become scorched or singed. 2. To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate. n. 1. A slight or surface burn. 2. Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by pathogens, heat, or lack of water. [Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled .] scorch′ing·ly adv.
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