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- 1. very hot: "the scorching July sun" Similar Opposite
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(of the weather) very hot: I don’t want to be outside in this scorching heat. It was scorching hot at the beach. (Definition of scorching from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of scorching? Translations of scorching. in Chinese (Traditional) 灼熱的（地）, 極熱的（地）… See more.
transitive verb. 1. : to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture. 2. a. : to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch. b. : to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm. 3. : devastate.
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.
Scorching definition: burning; very hot.. See examples of SCORCHING used in a sentence.
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.
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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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…
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Definition of scorching adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(informal) very fast she set a scorching pace Examples Fear is an alien emotion to the 18-year-old sensation, whose biggest asset is his scorching pace. Indian No English daily is expanding at the scorching pace of these. Indian Profit growth had slowed from 2004's scorching pace.
