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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

  • ǰiԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·ǰiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scorching1

First recorded in 1555–65; scorch + -ing 2
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Over nine minutes and six seconds it achieves Caligulan levels of excess, full of scorching guitar solos, throat-shredding vocal runs, and even an orchestral coda.

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Hundreds wait under a scorching sun to board metal boats bound for Malakal.

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In the arid, scorching heat of California, an oasis appeared.

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His scorching start unfurled birdie, eagle, birdie, par, birdie, par.

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I will never forget seeing the pregnant woman, her fragile body walking under the scorching sun.

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