Scorching

Word SCORCHING
Character 9
Hyphenation scorch ing
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Scorching"

What do we mean by scorching?

To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

(To cause) to become scorched or singed

To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).

To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.

To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.

To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scorching

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The word "scorching" in example sentences

Whether in scorching heat or foggy gloom, driving along the Pacific Coast Highway toward Pepperdine University in Malibu is always a pleasure. ❋ Edward Goldman (2010)

Last June, walking past one such restaurant whose kitchen extends to the sidewalk, I saw a dozen or so men huddled within scorching distance of giant cauldrons in which meat and potatoes simmered. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Tour is a three-week slog through the sometimes flat and often hilly French countryside, usually in scorching July temperatures. ❋ Unknown (2002)

And considering the amount of energy needed to keep a man made iceberg under 32 degrees in scorching summers on the Persian Gulf, it’s almost amusing to hear Blue Crystal touted as sustainable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There’s no question that Bugliosi succeeds in scorching the CT terrain with ferocious, even definitive, plausibility. ❋ Unknown (2007)

An electric frisson of awareness ran through her whenever she recalled the scorching golden glitter of his eyes. ❋ Graham, Lynne, 1956- (2005)

Boston-based artist Leah Giberson's paintings recall scorching hot summers in suburbs all over America and celebrate the seeming ordinariness of their landscape. ❋ Unknown (2010)

While Marin's assessment is described as scorching, condemning as it does the law's lack of transparency and anti-democratic nature, one glaring shortcoming is its failure to censure both Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and Premier McGuinty for having lied to the public. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thursday was described as a scorching hot and windy day on Mount Arafat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Tory's duty is to point out 'scorching' as and when it happens - else they be landed with the blame when they take office. ❋ Newmania (2008)

Candidates were allowed to ask specific questions of their opponents -- and the way they delivered those questions was a subtle kind of scorching indictment of the other candidates behavior or character. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If I may, Senator Clinton, here's a tip: your critique would be more "scorching" (and accurate) if you described post-Katrina New Orleans as a "man-made disaster that has become a national embarrassment ...". ❋ Unknown (2007)

Just as it is true that if Hillary were the presumptive nominee, every damn "scorching" thing Obama ever said about her would be used against her. ❋ Unknown (2008)

MUMBAI, India -- In the view of many analysts, here's the forecast for the Bombay Stock Exchange in 2008: continued gains in share prices, though not the kind of scorching growth seen in 2007 and earlier. ❋ Tariq Engineer (2008)

We're not having the kind of scorching temperatures they're having for the power to go down. ❋ Unknown (2003)

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