scalding

adjective

scald·ing ˈskȯl-diŋ How to pronounce scalding (audio)

: hot enough to scald

scalding water

: having or producing the feeling of being burned

scalding sun

scalding sand

: scathing

scalding criticism

Example Sentences

The men worked in the scalding sun. a scalding bowl of soup

Recent Examples on the Web There is an anti-scalding handle, so your hand is protected and a steam outlet to let off any high pressure steam to protect yourself.

Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 Apr. 2021 But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra.

Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019 Experts generally agree on the same basic steps to reduce risks in your house:Set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees to prevent scalding.

Paul L. Underwood, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 One man placed in a scalding bath or shower went to the hospital with second-degree burns.

Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020 Two weeks ago, family and friends laid to rest Malachi Lawson, the 4-year-old who was burned in a scalding bath, his body then tossed in a dumpster.

Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2019 And in 2017, a Manhattan man, 69, ended up in a hospital burn unit with second-degree burns over his entire back, groin, calves and feet; he had been placed in a scalding tub or shower.

Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020 But the Nets bench called timeout with 1.4 seconds left, giving them a chance to get the ball to the scalding-hot LeVert.

Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2020 The ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin and there is scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.

Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020 See More

scalding 1 of 2

adjective

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature the scalding water of a geyser

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

boiling
searing
hot
burning
scorching
molten
roasting
heated
broiling
sweltering
superheated
warmed
warm
red
fiery
torrid
blazing
sultry
white-hot
fervent
fervid
ardent
glowing
piping hot
ultrahot
sizzling
red-hot
seething
overheated
igneous
flushed
reheated
steamy
toasty
warmish
feverish
inflamed
tropical
muggy
snug
enflamed
summery
summerlike
canicular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cold
freezing
icy
glacial
iced
frigid
bitter
frozen
chilly
arctic
cool
ice-cold
chill
bone-chilling
frosty
nippy
algid
subzero
snowy
cooled
snappy
wintry
shivering
chilled
coolish
subfreezing
coldish
unheated
wintery
refrigerated
numb
benumbed
blizzardly

as in satiric

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings scalding reviews for the overproduced horror movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

satiric
acid
sarcastic
acidic
barbed
caustic
biting
satirical
corrosive
cutting
acrid
scathing
sardonic
pungent
acidulous
mordant
acerbic
sharp
tart
snarky
harsh
ironic
sour
cross
dry
acerb
brisk
severe
blunt
cynical
smart-mouthed
spiky
trenchant
smart-aleck
incisive
smart-alecky
poignant
concise
ironical
wry
vitriolic
bitter
flippant
sourish
acrimonious
tartish
abrupt
stringent
crisp
curt
spikey
facetious
sharp-tongued
pithy
backhanded
gruff
brusque
terse
keen
resentful
succinct
rough
tongue-in-cheek
snippy
insincere
brusk
snippety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

mild
amusing
gentle
playful
waggish
merry
droll
bland
sportive
smooth
diplomatic
polite
hospitable
cordial
urbane
genial
suave
good-natured
good-humored
gracious
affable
sociable

scalding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of scald

as in lacerating

Synonyms & Similar Words

lacerating
bruising
scathing
battering
damaging
tearing
scarring
goring
injuring
wounding
gashing
harming
blowing out
straining
bloodying
cutting
hurting
maiming
mutilating
grazing
contusing
mangling
nicking
tormenting
crippling
laming
torturing
creasing
afflicting
abusing
maltreating
scraping
impairing
hamstringing
spoiling
marring
aggrieving
blemishing
laying up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

healing
fixing
curing
remedying
mending

as in scorching

Synonyms & Similar Words

scorching
searing
parching
roasting
charring
baking
cooking
burning
thawing
firing
reheating
superheating
heating
overheating
rewarming
toasting
warming
hotting (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cooling
chilling
freezing
refrigerating
icing
frosting
supercooling

as in simmering

Synonyms & Similar Words

simmering
steaming
boiling
parboiling
poaching
stewing
coddling
reboiling
pressure-cooking
braising
fricasseeing
smothering

单词	scalding
释义	scalding adjective scald·ing ˈskȯl-diŋ 1 : hot enough to scald scalding water 2 a : having or producing the feeling of being burned scalding sun scalding sand b : scathing scalding criticism Synonyms ardent boiling broiling burning fervent fervid fiery hot piping hot red red-hot roasting scorching searing sultry superheated sweltering torrid ultrahot white-hot See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The men worked in the scalding sun. a scalding bowl of soup Recent Examples on the Web There is an anti-scalding handle, so your hand is protected and a steam outlet to let off any high pressure steam to protect yourself. Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 Apr. 2021 But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra. Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019 Experts generally agree on the same basic steps to reduce risks in your house:Set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees to prevent scalding. Paul L. Underwood, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 One man placed in a scalding bath or shower went to the hospital with second-degree burns. Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020 Two weeks ago, family and friends laid to rest Malachi Lawson, the 4-year-old who was burned in a scalding bath, his body then tossed in a dumpster. Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2019 And in 2017, a Manhattan man, 69, ended up in a hospital burn unit with second-degree burns over his entire back, groin, calves and feet; he had been placed in a scalding tub or shower. Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020 But the Nets bench called timeout with 1.4 seconds left, giving them a chance to get the ball to the scalding-hot LeVert. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2020 The ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin and there is scalding water just below the surface, park officials said. Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition scalding adjective scald·ing ˈskȯl-diŋ : very hot scalding soup scalding 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in boiling having a notably high temperature the scalding water of a geyser Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance boiling searing hot burning scorching molten roasting heated broiling sweltering superheated warmed warm red fiery torrid blazing sultry white-hot fervent fervid ardent glowing piping hot ultrahot sizzling red-hot seething overheated igneous flushed reheated steamy toasty warmish feverish inflamed tropical muggy snug enflamed summery summerlike canicular Antonyms & Near Antonyms cold freezing icy glacial iced frigid bitter frozen chilly arctic cool ice-cold chill bone-chilling frosty nippy algid subzero snowy cooled snappy wintry shivering chilled coolish subfreezing coldish unheated wintery refrigerated numb benumbed blizzardly See More 2 as in satiric marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings scalding reviews for the overproduced horror movie Synonyms & Similar Words satiric acid sarcastic acidic barbed caustic biting satirical corrosive cutting acrid scathing sardonic pungent acidulous mordant acerbic sharp tart snarky harsh ironic sour cross dry acerb brisk severe blunt cynical smart-mouthed spiky trenchant smart-aleck incisive smart-alecky poignant concise ironical wry vitriolic bitter flippant sourish acrimonious tartish abrupt stringent crisp curt spikey facetious sharp-tongued pithy backhanded gruff brusque terse keen resentful succinct rough tongue-in-cheek snippy insincere brusk snippety Antonyms & Near Antonyms mild amusing gentle playful waggish merry droll bland sportive smooth diplomatic polite hospitable cordial urbane genial suave good-natured good-humored gracious affable sociable See More scalding 2 of 2 verb present participle of scald 1 as in lacerating Synonyms & Similar Words lacerating bruising scathing battering damaging tearing scarring goring injuring wounding gashing harming blowing out straining bloodying cutting hurting maiming mutilating grazing contusing mangling nicking tormenting crippling laming torturing creasing afflicting abusing maltreating scraping impairing hamstringing spoiling marring aggrieving blemishing laying up Antonyms & Near Antonyms healing fixing curing remedying mending 2 as in scorching Synonyms & Similar Words scorching searing parching roasting charring baking cooking burning thawing firing reheating superheating heating overheating rewarming toasting warming hotting (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms cooling chilling freezing refrigerating icing frosting supercooling See More 3 as in simmering Synonyms & Similar Words simmering steaming boiling parboiling poaching stewing coddling reboiling pressure-cooking braising fricasseeing smothering
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scalding

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