scalding

Meaning

Adj

1. Hot enough to burn.
2. (figuratively) Scorching; scathing.

Verb

present participle and gerund of scald

Noun

An instance of scalding: a burn.

Noun

Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

scald

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Synonyms

burning

scorching

caustic

heating

biting

parching

poignant

scald

scalded

hot

🥵

burned

Translations

échaudage

sbollentatura

escaldão

Brühen

escaldado

ζεματιστός

سمط

kokend

cáustico

escaldante

hirviente

السماط

haşlamak

Etymology

From scald + -ing.