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# scorching

«scorching» in Mova's school dictionary: **very, very hot** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (scorching); also -ing form of scorch

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Scorching means very, very hot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#m1)

2) (informal) Scorching can mean very fast or very strong, like a «scorching shot» in football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#m2)

3) Scorching is the -ing form of scorch: burning the surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday weather talk: «It's scorching today!» In safety: on scorching days wear a hat, drink water, use sun cream. In sport commentary, a scorching goal is a very hard shot. Phrases: «scorching hot», «a scorching day», «scorching sun».

### examples

- It's scorching today — let's go to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#x1)
- On a scorching day, remember sun cream and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#x2)
- The sand was scorching under our feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#x3)
- He scored with a scorching shot into the top corner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#x4)
- The scorching sun made the tar on the road soft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#x5)
- It was scorching hot: 38 degrees! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#x6)
- About mid-day he reached a sandy plain, scorching in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/#x7)

### note

Informal and strong: scorching is hotter than hot. Opposite: freezing.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scorching» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scorching/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.