ALL meanings of scorching
scorch·ing
S s - adjective scorching burning; very hot. 1
- adjective scorching caustic or scathing: a scorching denunciation. 1
- verb with object scorching to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it. 1
- verb with object scorching to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass. 1
- verb with object scorching to criticize severely. 1
- verb with object scorching Machinery. burn1 (def 31). 1
- verb with object scorching to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance. 1
- verb without object scorching to become scorched: Milk scorches easily. 1
- verb without object scorching Informal. to travel or drive at high speed: The car scorched along the highway. 1
- adjective scorching extremely hot, burning 1
- noun scorching a superficial burn. 1
- adjective scorching Scorching or scorching hot weather or temperatures are very hot indeed. 0