2syllables
scorching
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Definitions ofscorching
1verb
- 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.
1noun
- The act or result of something being scorched.
1adjective
- Very hot.
Example: "It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."
- Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
- (Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.
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