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- DictionaryScorch·ing/ˈskôrCHiNG/
adjective
- 1. very hot: "the scorching July sun"
adjective, adverb. uk / ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ / us / ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ / (also scorching hot) Add to word list. Add to word list. very hot: a scorching summer day. It was scorching hot inside the greenhouse. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having a temperature higher than what is comfortable.
Scorching definition: burning; very hot.. See examples of SCORCHING used in a sentence.
to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture; to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch… See the full definition
Use the adjective scorching to mean extremely hot. The scorching heat from a wildfire tar on roads and char nearby houses and trees. There's a huge difference between a warm day and a scorching one; the word implies a brutal heat.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
scorching. (skɔːʳtʃɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Scorching or scorching hot weather or temperatures are very hot indeed. [informal, emphasis] That race was run in scorching weather. It was a scorching hot day. hot. Synonyms: burning, boiling, baking, flaming More Synonyms of scorching.
Definition of scorching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ / us. Add to word list. very hot: a scorching hot day. (Definition of scorching from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of scorching. in Chinese (Traditional) 灼熱的（地）, 極熱的（地）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 灼热的（地）, 极热的（地）… See more. in Spanish. ardiendo, ardiente, abrasador…
She cast Alex a scorching look. The weather is scorching. Mary gave her a scorching look, but said nothing. So when the hot sandstorms blow in the lower steppe the scorching heat is carried right up to the foot of the mountains. More Sentences.
Synonyms for SCORCHING: boiling, searing, hot, burning, molten, sweltering, white-hot, torrid; Antonyms of SCORCHING: cold, freezing, icy, frigid, frozen, glacial, bitter, arctic.
