SCORCHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBscorching. adjective, adverb. uk / ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ / us / ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ / (also scorching hot) Add to word list Add to word list. very hot: a scorching summer day. It was scorching hot …
Scorching Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEB1. : 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. : …
SCORCHING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBScorching definition: burning; very hot.. See examples of SCORCHING used in a sentence.
SCORCHING Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
WEBSynonyms for SCORCHING: boiling, searing, hot, burning, molten, sweltering, white-hot, torrid; Antonyms of SCORCHING: cold, freezing, icy, frigid, frozen, glacial, bitter, arctic
SCORCHING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
WEBMeaning of scorching – Learner’s Dictionary. scorching. 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（ …
Scorching - definition of scorching by The Free Dictionary
WEB1. 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.
Scorching - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of scorching. adjective. hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface. “ scorching heat”. synonyms: hot. used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning. adverb. capable of causing burns.
scorching adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...
WEBadjective. /ˈskɔrtʃɪŋ/ (informal) very hot synonym baking They walked all day in the scorching heat. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
scorch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
WEBverb. /skɔːtʃ/ /skɔːrtʃ/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot; to be slightly burned by heat. scorch (something) I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. Don't stand so near the fire—your coat is scorching! scorch something + adj. The buildings around us were scorched black by the fire.
SCORCHING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB2 days ago · 1. burning; very hot. 2. caustic or scathing. a scorching denunciation. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. scorchingly. adverb. Word origin. [ 1555–65; scorch + -ing2] Examples of 'scorching' in a sentence. …
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