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Meaning of scorching

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scorching

verb

Definitions

  1. To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

  2. To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

  3. (To cause) to become scorched or singed

  4. To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).

noun

Definitions

  1. The act or result of something being scorched.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Very hot.

    Example: It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade.

  2. Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.

  3. (Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.