Definitions for scorching
Overview of verb scorch
The verb scorch has 5 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (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")
Overview of adj scorching
The adj scorching has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) scorching
(hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat")
Overview of adv scorching
The adv scorching has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. scorching
(capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot")
