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scorching

[skawr-ching]

adjective

  1. burning; very hot.

  2. caustic or scathing.

    a scorching denunciation.



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Other Word Forms

  • scorchingly adverb
  • unscorching adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scorching1

First recorded in 1555–65; scorch + -ing 2
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Yet it was another Tigers replacement, Perese, who stole the show almost instantly, hitting the line at full tilt just inside the Sale half and scorching away on a diagonal run to the left corner.

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The record is already scorching hot, with songs like “Cactus” making a subtle, prickly nod to her past relationship with Mexican crooner Christian Nodal, who famously tattooed her eyes on his chest.

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Oftentimes — especially during a scorching hot day — these cold dishes are beyond refreshing and welcome.

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Something like “Blinding Lights” would feel right at home on the silver screen, used to score a scintillating car chase through the Miami streets on a scorching summer night.

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On a recent scorching afternoon, Erica Mendoza, 42, was waiting for a bus with her disabled husband.

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