scorching

scorch  (skôrch)

v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es

v.tr.

1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn¹.

2. To wither or parch with intense heat.

3. To destroy (land and buildings) by or as if by fire so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.

4. To subject to severe censure; excoriate.

v.intr.

1. To become scorched or singed.

2. To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate.

n.

1. A slight or surface burn.

2. A discoloration caused by heat.

3. Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by fungi, heat, or lack of water.

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[Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled.]

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scorching·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	scorching - hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat" hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
Adv.	1.	scorching - capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"

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scorching

adjective burning, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, fiery, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot

Translations

scorching [ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ] adj → abrasador(a)

scorching [ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ] adj → torride, brûlant(e)

scorching [ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ] scorch adj (day, weather) → brütend heiß

scorching [ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ] adj → cocente, scottante