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scorching
scorch S0155200 (skôrch)v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr.1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1.2. To dry out or wither with intense heat: The sun scorched the plains.3. To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.4. To subject to severe censure; excoriate.v.intr.1. To become scorched or singed.2. To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate.n.1. A slight or surface burn.2. Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by pathogens, heat, or lack of water.
[Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled.]
scorch′ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | scorching - hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" | | Adv. | 1. | scorching - capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot" |
scorchingadjective burning, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, fiery, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot It was a scorching day.scorchingadjective1. Marked by much heat:ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, searing, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid.2. Fired with intense feeling:ardent, blazing, burning, dithyrambic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot-blooded, impassioned, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, torrid.Translationsscorch (skoːtʃ) verb to burn slightly. She scorched her dress with the iron; That material scorches easily. 稍微燒焦 烤焦 noun a mark made eg on cloth by scorching. scorch-marks. 燒焦痕跡 焦痕ˈscorching adjective very hot. 灼熱的 灼热的scorching
scorchingOf weather, extremely hot and sunny. Gosh, it's scorching out there! I thought I was going to faint just walking down to the post office! I hope it's scorching while we're on vacation in Hawaii. Nothing better than being on the beach while the sun's beating down!See also: scorchscorching1. mod. winning at gambling; about to win something big. Let me roll again. I’m really scorching. 2. mod. caustic. That remark was really scorching. See also: scorchscorching
scorching[′skȯrch·iŋ] (chemical engineering) Premature vulcanization caused by heat during the processing of rubber. (engineering) Burning an exposed surface so as to change color, texture, or flavor without consuming. Destroying by fire. (plant pathology) Browning of plant tissues caused by heat or parasites; may also be symptomatic of disease. scorching
Related to scorching: scholarshipSynonyms for scorchingadj burningSynonyms- burning
- boiling
- baking
- flaming
- tropical
- roasting
- searing
- fiery
- sizzling
- red-hot
- torrid
- sweltering
- broiling
- unbearably hot
Synonyms for scorchingadj marked by much heatSynonyms- ardent
- baking
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- burning
- fiery
- heated
- hot
- red-hot
- roasting
- scalding
- searing
- sizzling
- sultry
- sweltering
- torrid
adj fired with intense feelingSynonyms- ardent
- blazing
- burning
- dithyrambic
- fervent
- fervid
- fiery
- flaming
- glowing
- heated
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- passionate
- perfervid
- red-hot
- torrid
Words related to scorchingadj hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surfaceRelated Words |