Scalding Definition

skôldĭng
adjective
Hot enough to scald the skin.
Scalding water.
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Causing a burning sensation like that of hot liquid on the skin.
Scalding tears.
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Emotionally painful or traumatic.
A scalding experience.
American Heritage
Harshly critical or denunciatory; scathing.
A scalding review of the play.
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Synonyms:
verb

Present participle of scald.

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Synonyms:
noun

An instance of scalding; a burn.

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Other Word Forms of Scalding

Noun

Singular:
scalding
Plural:
scaldings

Scalding Sentence Examples

  • The warm month of June melted into the scalding month of July.

  • There's nothing worse than doing yard work in the scalding sun only to find you've stumbled upon -- and rubbed your skin against -- poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac.

  • Davis handed her a scalding cup of coffee, his chocolate gaze scrutinizing - probably searching for some indication of congeniality.

  • Katie said, giving Alex a scalding look.

  • The scalding tank, which removes the feathers after slaughter, does not kill salmonella.

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