Scorching Meaning
/skˈɔrtʃɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjVery hot.
"It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."
adjBitterly 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, Lucius Robinson Paige, A Commentary on the New Testament, volume 3, page 130:
adjSexy, 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 November 22, Katherine J Igoe, Rachel Varina, “20 Sexiest Movies of 2022 and Where You Can Stream ’Em All Yourself”, in Cosmopolitan:
adjOf speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.
"Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat."— 1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 186:
verbpresent participle and gerund of scorch
nounThe act or result of something being scorched.
"There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders[…]"— 1839, The Lancet, volume 2, page 682:
Sentence Examples
The scorching sun grilled us.
She put up an umbrella against a scorching sun.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After hours under the ____ desert sun, the sand became too hot to touch.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The tourists sought shade from the ____ midday sun on the exposed clifftop.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After hours under the ____ desert sun, the sand became too hot to touch.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The tourists sought shade from the ____ midday sun on the exposed clifftop.