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< scald

scale >

scald·ing

(skôl

ng) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Causing a burning sensation, as from contact with hot liquid.
Boiling: scalding water.
Scorching; searing: scalding sunlight.
Harshly critical or denunciatory; scathing: a scalding review of the play.

OTHER FORMS:
scalding·ly (Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for scalding

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