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- 1. very hot: "the scorching July sun" Similar Opposite
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scorching | American Dictionary. adjective, adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˈskɔr·tʃɪŋ / Add to word list. (of the weather) very hot: I don’t want to be outside in this scorching heat. It was scorching hot at the beach. (Definition of scorching from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Scorching definition: burning; very hot.. See examples of SCORCHING used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of scorching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'scorching' Word Frequency. scorching. (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.
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…
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective scorching. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. scorching has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
The weather is scorching. Mary gave her a scorching look, but said nothing. So when the hot sandstorms blow in the lower steppe the scorching heat is carried right up to the foot of the mountains.
