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scorching

scorching

3.7
Very hot so you want to find shade and drink water
  • adjective
  • /ˈskɔːrʧɪŋ/
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  • They go out in the daytime and they hunt down animals in the scorching sun.

They go out in the daytime and they hunt down animals in the scorching sun.

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Examples

  • Beside him, in the midst of the scorching heat are two buckets.

  • The late afternoon is more scorching than ever, even in Jill's shady backyard.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • May is, and by the time summer rolls around in a few months, it's going to be scorching heat, sky high humidity and ridiculous pest population.

  • The scorching sun made it impossible to stay outside for long.

  • During the scorching summer days, we usually stay indoors with the air conditioning on.

  • He complained about the scorching heat while jogging in the afternoon.

Synonyms

hot
vsscorching
1.0

Having a high temperature and able to burn your skin

is more intense and emphasizes burning and parching
fiery
vsscorching
44 3.6

Very hot and like burning flames

is very hot but refers more to dry heat than active flames
red-hot
vsscorching
6 4.1

So warm it glows red

is very hot and stresses parching or burning rather than glowing
sizzling
vsscorching
3 3.4

Very hot and making a hissing sound

is very hot but focuses on dry, burning heat without sound
blistering
vsscorching
2 5.8

Extremely hot, like strong sun that can burn skin

is very hot and focuses on drying and parching effects
sweltering
vsscorching
1 4.8

Weather that is very hot and humid makes you sweat and feel uncomfortable

is very hot but describes dry, burning heat not humid oppression
blistery
vsscorching
5.8

Very hot and likely to burn the skin

is very hot but stresses burning dryness rather than moist heat
searing
vsscorching
4.1

A very hot burning pain that hurts a lot

is very hot but highlights dry parching rather than sharp pain
scalding
vsscorching
3.7

Very hot and able to burn skin

is very hot yet emphasizes drying heat instead of direct contact burns
baking
vsscorching
  • UK
2.1

Very hot, like the heat inside an oven

is very hot but highlights parching outdoor heat rather than oven warmth
hot as Hades
vsscorching
  • Informal
8.4

Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice

is very hot but uses plain neutral wording, not colourful idiom

Antonyms

608 1.0

A fairly low temperature that feels pleasant

100 1.0

A bit cold in a way that feels uncomfortable

How Hot

searing
4.1
scorching
3.7
hot
1.0
warm
1.0

Surface Forms

scorching positive
scorchier comparative
scorchiest superlative

Morphology

scorching = scorch (transparent) = scorch + ing

Standard participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'scorch', so the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Scorching comes from the old verb scorch, which meant 'to burn' or 'to char'. Imagine the sun or fire so strong it almost burns things, and that is why 'scorching' now means very hot.