scorching

Definitions

1. 1

   Very hot.

   • It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade.
2. 2

   Bitterly sarcastic

   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.
3. 3

   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.
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   1. 4

      Of speed when driving, running, etc.

      Of speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.

      • Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.
   2. 5

      present participle and gerund of scorch

   3. 6

      The act or result of something being scorched.

      • There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders[…]
      • Green wood hardens after about four or five scorchings in the fire, but several scorchings are required to drive out the sap.

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