"scorching" in the verb sense

1. sear, scorch

make very hot and dry

"The heat scorched the countryside"

2. scorch, sear, singe

become superficially burned

"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

3. scorch

destroy completely by or as if by fire

"The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"

"the invaders scorched the land"

4. char, blacken, sear, scorch

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

"The cook blackened the chicken breast"

"The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"

"the flames scorched the ceiling"

5. scorch

become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions

"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

"scorching" in the adjective sense

1. scorching

hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

"scorching heat"

"scorching" in the adverb sense

1. scorching

capable of causing burns

"it was scorching hot"

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