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View synonyms for scorching

scorching

[ skawr-ching ]

adjective

  1. burning; very hot.
  2. caustic or scathing:

    a scorching denunciation.



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Other Words From

  • scorching·ly adverb
  • un·scorching adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scorching1

First recorded in 1555–65; scorch + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

One of the trees had shaded her meditation garden, which was gone; the other sheltered her backyard from the scorching sun, often as her dogs ran beneath it.

It’s not a story about overcoming trauma but a scorching look at what it takes to muster enough energy to move through it.

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After making just two of 13 three-pointers in the first half, Indiana came out scorching from long range after halftime.

But by the second quarter, Watkins had cooled off from her scorching start.

They build homes and harvest crops in scorching heat.

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