Sekirov Dictionary

scorching

adjective 4
noun 1
forms 3

adjective4

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Very hot.
- It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade.
•
Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
- Very probably he resolved never to repeat the request which had drawn forth such a scorching rebuke; but there is no evidence of his determination to forsake his iniquitous practices generally. — 1860
•
Of speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.
- Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat. — 1996
•
(informal) Sexy, sexual, attractive.
- A ton of scorching content gets released all the time, and it turns out the newest sex movies of 2022 could basically double as (ethical!) porn; they’re that hot. — 2022

noun1

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The act or result of something being scorched.
- There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders[…] — 1839

forms

scorchings · more scorching · most scorching

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