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to scald

to scald

1 4.8
To heat milk until very hot but not boiling
  • verb
  • /skɔld/
translation icon : escaldar
  • In a saucepot over medium heat, scald milk until it just begins to bubble around the edges.
  • scald the milk
  • scald it and pour

Examples

  • Scalding!

    Flight of the Navigator (1986)

  • "She hated black coffee, but she poured a cup anyway, not wanting to linger long enough to scald milk."

    Fiction book (1992)

  • - So we don't scald the tea.

    Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

  • And then scald the teapot.

    Marlowe (2023)

  • Oh, just scalded it a bit.

    Pollyanna (1960)

  • You stir it every so often and make sure it doesn't scald, but you can do other things while it's cooking.

    Blog text (12)

  • - Scald the teapot!

    Bloom (2003)

  • It was when he was scalding the milk for the yeast dough.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Heat the apple cider until it's scalded, or just about to boil.

  • Pour heavy cream into a small saucepan and scald.

Synonyms

to simmer
vsto scald
92 2.5

To cook gently in liquid just below boiling so small bubbles form

heats milk closer to boiling but without the steady bubbling of cooking
to simmer up
vsto scald
4.7

To cook a liquid slowly just below boiling

heats milk nearly to boiling without causing bubbling or cooking

How Hot

to boil
269 1.0
to scald
1 4.8
to heat
298 1.0
to warm
488 1.0

Surface Forms

scald infinitive
scalded past
scalded past participle
scalding present participle
scalds third person singular

Etymology

Scald comes from the old English sceald meaning 'to heat' with hot water, which explains the cooking use. So to scald milk is to heat it very near boiling without letting it fully boil.