Scalding

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Causing a burning sensation, as from contact with hot liquid.
  • adj. Boiling: scalding water.
  • adj. Scorching; searing: scalding sunlight.
  • adj. Harshly critical or denunciatory; scathing: a scalding review of the play.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Hot enough to burn.
  • v. Present participle of scald.
  • n. An instance of scalding; a burn.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or process of burning with hot liquid or with steam.
  • n. plural Things scalded or boiled, especially while still scalding hot.
    • Word Usage
    "In this year's pageant, contestant Lauren Edwards dunked a large chicken in scalding water and plucked it with her bare hands."
    Verb Form
    scalded    scalding    scalds   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    process    treat    burn    lash out    snipe   
    Cross Reference
    scald of grape    scald of cranberry   
    Variant
    scall    skald   
    Form
    scalded    scalding   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scabby    scurvy    paltry    contemptible   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    appalled    auld    bald    balled    bawled   
     
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