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Synonyms & Antonyms of scorching
(Entry 1 of 2)
having a notably high temperature
- we keep indoors as much as possible during the day so as to avoid the scorching summer heat
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scorching
verbpresent participle of scorch
Synonyms & Antonyms of scorching (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to burn on the surface
- the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire
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to make dry
- weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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