(Definition of scorching from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of scorching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
scorching adjective burning, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, fiery, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot It was a scorching day.
Scorching or scorching hot weather or temperatures are very hot indeed. That race was run in scorching weather.
The term ‘scorching’ is often used to describe weather that is unbearably hot or conditions that are intensely heated.
The fabric/material scorches at high temperatures. The hot sun scorched the grass. The land was scorched by drought. The car went scorching down the street. There was a scorch (mark) on the tabletop.
Scorching temperatures, low precipitation, strong sunlight and low wind speeds allow heat and poor-quality air to stagnate in a given location for an extended period of time.
Synonyms for SCORCHING: boiling, searing, hot, burning, molten, sweltering, white-hot, torrid; Antonyms of SCORCHING: cold, freezing, icy, frigid, frozen, glacial, bitter, arctic
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