scalding

scald·ing

adj \ˈskȯl-diŋ\

Definition of SCALDING

1

: hot enough to scald <scalding water>

2

a : having or producing the feeling of being burned <scalding sun> <scalding sand> b : scathing <scalding criticism>

Examples of SCALDING

1. The men worked in the scalding sun.
2. a scalding bowl of soup

First Known Use of SCALDING

13th century

Related to SCALDING

Synonyms: ardent, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, piping hot, red, red-hot, roasting, hot, scorching, searing, sultry, superheated, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, white-hot

Antonyms: algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

Related Words: blazing, glowing, igneous, molten, seething, sizzling; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm, warmish; feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed); canicular, muggy, steamy, summerlike, summery, tropical

Near Antonyms: chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, nippy, snappy; blizzardly, frosty, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, wintry (also wintery); chilled, cooled, refrigerated, unheated; benumbed, numb, shivering

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