scorching

[US]/ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. extremely hot and sharp
adv. burning hot

Phrases & Collocations

scorching heat

scorching sun

scorching desert

scorching temperature

scorching summer day

scorching hot weather

scorching pavement

Example Sentences

the scorching July sun.

He was dizzy with the scorching sun.

she set a scorching pace.

It was scorching hot.

Seville is scorching in high summer.

a sports car scorching along the expressway.

Summer pours scorching sunlight into the valleys.

Peasants are busy weeding under the scorching sun.

Jack showed his dislike plainly in scorching satire.

I kept standing in the scorching sun for a long time,till I fainted.

AFTER 18 months of sunny skies and scorching heat, crops are shrivelling, lawns are crisping and lakes are drying up.

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