📖 Definitions of "Scalding"
verb
- 1
To burn with hot liquid.
"to scald the hand"
- 2
To heat almost to boiling.
"Scald the milk until little bubbles form."
noun
- 1
An instance of scalding: a burn.
adjective
- 1
(of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
🔄 Synonyms of "Scalding"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scalding"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hotverb | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| boilingnoun | (uncountable, countable) The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. |
| burningnoun | On fire. |
| scorchingnoun | Very hot. |
| scalding hot | Extremely hot. |
| searingnoun | cooking food quickly at high temperature |
| boiling hot | (idiomatic) Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature) |
| scorching hot | extremely hot |
| scorchynoun | Torrid; passionate; scorching. |
| burning hot | Extremely hot. |
| searing hot | extremely hot |
| spicynoun | Of a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical. |
| full-hot | (archaic) Heated; fiery. |
| fervent | Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion. |
| fiery | Of or relating to fire. |
| boiling-hot | Synonym of boiling hot. |
| firehot | As hot as fire; hot from fire; extremely hot; red-hot. |
| glowing hot | red-hot, extremely hot |
| blazing | Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot. |
| smoking hot | (slang) Very attractive; sexy. |
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