Scorching
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 The act or result of something being scorched.
"There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders[…]"
- 1 present participle and gerund of scorch form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 Very hot.
"It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."
- 2 Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
"Very probably he resolved never to repeat the request which had drawn forth such a scorching rebuke; but there is no evidence of his determination to forsake his iniquitous practices generally."
- 3 Sexy, sexual, attractive.
"A ton of scorching content gets released all the time, and it turns out the newest sex movies of 2022 could basically double as (ethical!) porn; they’re that hot."
- 4 Of speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.
"Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat."
- 1 hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface wordnet
- 1 capable of causing burns wordnet
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More examples"She put up an umbrella against a scorching sun."
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