scald´ing|ly — scald|ing «SKL dihng», adjective. 1. that scalds; hot enough to scald: »scalding water. He…drinks his tea scalding (Scott). 2. Figurative: »scalding tears. Our venomous and scalding words…burn like coals (John Jackson). –scald´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
scald·ing — … Useful english dictionary
scald — scald; scald·er; scald·ing; semi·scald; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
scalding — scald·ing … English syllables
scalding — scald·ing (skôlʹdĭng) adj. 1. Causing a burning sensation, as from contact with hot liquid. 2. Boiling: scalding water. 3. Scorching; searing: scalding sunlight. 4. Harshly critical or denunciatory; scathing: a scalding review of the play. … … Universalium
scalding — scald|ing [ˈsko:ldıŋ US ˈsko:l ] adj 1.) also scalding hot extremely hot ▪ a bowl of scalding water ▪ a cup of scalding hot tea 2.) literary scalding tears feel hot on your skin ▪ Scalding tears poured down her face … Dictionary of contemporary English
scalding — scald|ing [ skɔldıŋ ] adjective 1. ) very hot: scalding water/tea/coffee scalding hot: a scalding hot bath 2. ) FORMAL very severe: a scalding attack on the government s policies … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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