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scalding

scalding

3.7
Very hot and able to burn skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/
translation icon : escaldante
  • He warned us not to touch the scalding soup until it had cooled down.

Everybody knows wired put raw egg in your scalding hot tea.

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Examples

  • But now thermoses keep things, like, scalding hot.

  • Be careful when pouring the scalding water; it can easily cause burns.

  • Everybody knows wired put raw egg in your scalding hot tea.

  • I mean, it's it takes scalding hot water, so hot that you scald your own hand off if you touched it, and you pour it over foliage.

  • And we get these gigantic bowls of soup and I just remember barely starting and scalding hot, and I had three or four spoonfuls and you were done with your soup.

  • After stepping on the scalding pavement in the summer heat, I quickly ran to the shade.

Synonyms

fiery
vsscalding
44 3.6

Very hot and like burning flames

is narrower about actual burn-causing temperature than vivid flame imagery
overheated
vsscalding
11 4.1

Too hot or intense in a way that causes danger and discomfort

is specifically dangerous enough to burn skin on contact
red-hot
vsscalding
6 4.1

So warm it glows red

is defined by direct burn danger rather than visible glowing
sizzling
vsscalding
3 3.4

Very hot and making a hissing sound

is focused on actual burn-causing temperature rather than sound imagery
blistering
vsscalding
2 5.8

Extremely hot, like strong sun that can burn skin

is equally dangerous but framed as causing burns from hot liquid
torrid
vsscalding
2 7.7

Very hot and dry, often uncomfortable for people

is defined by actual burn potential rather than dryness or discomfort
baking hot
vsscalding
  • UK
1 3.4

Feels very hot, like you are inside an oven

is specifically about burn risk, not just oven-like warmth
blistery
vsscalding
5.8

Very hot and likely to burn the skin

is focused specifically on burn risk from very hot contact
burny
vsscalding
  • US
9.0

Hot or strong because of a chemical and able to hurt the skin

is about high temperature burns rather than chemical corrosion
to burnin'
vsscalding
  • UK
9.0

Giving a hot, stinging feeling in the mouth or on the skin

describes heat that actually causes physical burns rather than just sting
scorching
vsscalding
3.7

Very hot so you want to find shade and drink water

emphasizes direct burn potential rather than general parching effects
searing
vsscalding
4.1

A very hot burning pain that hurts a lot

is more narrowly about burning ability from high temperature
baking
vsscalding
  • UK
2.1

Very hot, like the heat inside an oven

suggests direct ability to burn skin rather than merely oven warmth
ultrahot
vsscalding
  • Specialized
5.5

Extremely hot, with a temperature much higher than normal

is everyday language stressing direct burn danger rather than measurement
hot as Hades
vsscalding
  • Informal
8.4

Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice

is the plain term for heat that can directly burn skin

Antonyms

1.0

Having a low temperature that feels chilly

608 1.0

A fairly low temperature that feels pleasant

How Hot

boiling
  • Specialized
1.0
scalding
3.7
hot
1.0
warm
1.0
cool
608 1.0

Surface Forms

scalding positive

Morphology

scalding = scald (transparent) = scald + ing

A straightforward participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'scald' meaning 'to burn', so the sense 'extremely hot and capable of causing burns' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word scalding comes from the old word scald, which means 'to burn with very hot liquid'. So something scalding is very hot and can burn your skin.