scalding hot
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scalding, hot: very hot in a way that can scald, involving fluids (e.g., water, steam, gases).
Near-synonyms: steaming hot, steaming, boiling hot, piping hot; see also Thesaurus:hot
scalding
adj 2noun 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
hot, hot
PREP.
on
Definitions
adj
1
Hot enough to burn.
2
Scorching; scathing.
a scalding attack on his critics
noun
1
An instance of scalding: a burn.
noun
1
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.
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Example Bank
501
a scalding attack on his critics
Wiktionary02
The tea is scalding hot.
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Sherman said the coffee was hot but not scalding.
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The sand on the beach is scalding.
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The steam was scalding.
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i Register
In some senses, scalding is marked as figuratively, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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