uk / ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ / us / ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ / (also scorching hot) Add to word list very hot: a scorching summer day

The meaning of SCORCH is to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture. How to use scorch in a sentence.

If the weather is scorching, you'll be desperate for air conditioning, iced drinks, or the relief of a cold shower. You can also use it to mean "harsh," like a critic's scorching review of a really terrible movie.

Definition of scorching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SCORCHING definition: burning; very hot. See examples of scorching used in a sentence.

scorching adjective burning, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, fiery, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot It was a scorching day.

Scorching or scorching hot weather or temperatures are very hot indeed. That race was run in scorching weather.

to burn slightly so as to affect color, taste, etc.: [~ + object] The hot iron scorched the shirt. [no object] The shirt will scorch if your iron is too hot. to parch or shrivel with heat:[~ + object] The sun scorched …

Britannica Dictionary definition of SCORCHING : very hot several days of scorching heat a scorching summer afternoon

us / ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ / uk / ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ / (also scorching hot) Add to word list very hot: a scorching summer day