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comparative more scorching, superlative most scorching
Very hot. examples
Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering. quotations examples
Very probably he resolved never to repeat the request which had drawn forth such a scorching rebuke; but there is no evidence of his determination to forsake his iniquitous practices generally.
1860, Lucius Robinson Paige, A Commentary on the New Testament, volume 3, page 130
(Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high. quotations examples
Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.
1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 186
present participle and gerund of scorch examples
plural scorchings
The act or result of something being scorched. quotations examples
There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders […]
1839, The Lancet, volume 2, page 682
Green wood hardens after about four or five scorchings in the fire, but several scorchings are required to drive out the sap.
1997, Larry Dean Olsen, Outdoor Survival Skills, page 76