The men worked in the scalding sun.
a scalding bowl of soup
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Like frogs who grow accustomed to ever-more scalding water, Americans have come to accept that these are reasonable ways to behave.—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025 There is an anti-scalding handle, so your hand is protected and a steam outlet to let off any high pressure steam to protect yourself.—Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 Apr. 2021 Experts generally agree on the same basic steps to reduce risks in your house:
Set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees to prevent scalding.—Paul L. Underwood, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 But the Nets bench called timeout with 1.4 seconds left, giving them a chance to get the ball to the scalding-hot LeVert.—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for scalding
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