scorchingscorch‧ing /ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ $ ˈskɔːr-/ (also scorching hot) adjective 
the scorching desert heat a scorching hot day
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Here in Houston, it was a scorching 93° today.
Longman Language Activatorhot weather
· We had three weeks of very hot weather.· It was the hottest summer this century.it is hot · Isn't it hot today?
especially spoken extremely hot: it is boiling/scorching: · It's boiling out here! Let's go inside and get a cool drink.boiling hot/scorching hot: · It was a boiling hot day, and the kids were out playing in the pool.
pleasantly hot, but not too hot: · I'm looking forward to some warmer weather.nice and warm: · It was nice and warm in the sunshine.
mild winter weather is pleasant because it is not as cold as it usually is: · It seems quite mild for February.· Some plants will survive outside during a mild winter.
if the weather is humid , the air is hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable: · Tokyo is very humid in summer.· It was a hot, humid day, and the only sound was the buzzing of insects.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extremely hot: (=extreme heat)· The desert is a place of scorching heat by day and bitter cold by night.
also boiling/broiling hot American English (=used about weather that is very hot) a scorching hot week in August
a scorching hot week in August the scorching desert heat a scorching hot day