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Meanings of scalding in English

Scathing.

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        Usage of scalding in English
        1
        Let us begin by dipping a toe in the most scalding water.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Instead, turn the hot water on such that it is absolutely scalding.
        A Wiccan Bible
        3
        Be careful when you are lowering the bird into the scalding water.
        The everything thai cookbook: from pad thai to lemongrass chicke...
        4
        Skim the vinegar clean, and pour it scalding hot upon the cucumbers.
        The American Frugal Housewife
        5
        The stock must have been scalding-hot, yet he took a mouthful anyway.
        A Fortress of Grey Ice
        6
        She revived enough under the scalding swallow to push the cup away.
        The Rim of the Desert
        7
        Keep the bread box sweet by scalding and sunning once a week.
        Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them (1918)
        8
        Heat three-quarters cup of milk to the scalding point and then add
        Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
        9
        Great sobs shook her shoulders, and scalding tears welled in her eyes.
        A Mating in the Wilds
        10
        Boil the sauce ten minutes longer and pour scalding over the brains.
        The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
        11
        Bad accidents through scalding have resulted from the neglect of this precaution.
        Steam, Its Generation and Use
        12
        She threw herself upon the floor, and wept bitter and scalding tears.
        Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
        13
        She turned on scalding water and put my hands under the faucet.
        Here's the deal: don't touch me
        14
        She learned on inquiry that the water had not been scalding hot.
        Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
        15
        The receptors are actually there to detect the sensation of scalding heat.
        The Irish Times
        16
        The tea had been scalding when the others had first sipped it.
        Ghost Story
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