Scalding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scalding is an adjective meaning (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
Meaning
(of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Scorching; scathing.
- present participle and gerund of scald
- An instance of scalding: a burn.
- (numismatics, historical) 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.
Example Sentences
a scalding attack on his critics
Word Forms
- scaldings
Synonyms for scalding
Depending on context, synonyms include steeping, escaline, hot, boiling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hot, boiling, burning, searing, boiling hot, scorchy.
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