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Scorching

verb
Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verbTo burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
2.verbTo wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
3.verb(To cause) to become scorched or singed
4.verbTo move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
5.verbTo burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
6.verbTo attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
7.verbTo ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
8.nounThe act or result of something being scorched.
9.adjectiveVery hot.
"It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."
10.adjectiveBitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
11.adjective(Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.

Synonyms

hotburningtorridscaldingboilingscorching hotscalding hotscorchyburning hotsearing hotblisteringsearing

Rhymes With

torchingporch hung
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