scorching
adjective
[ ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ ]
• very hot.
• "the scorching July sun"
Similar:
extremely hot,
red-hot,
unbearably hot,
baking (hot),
blazing,
flaming,
fiery,
burning,
blistering,
searing,
sweltering,
torrid,
tropical,
like an oven,
like a furnace,
like a blowtorch,
parching,
withering,
broiling,
boiling (hot),
sizzling,
scorch
verb
• burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat.
• "surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast"
• (of a person or vehicle) move very fast.
• "a sports car was scorching along the expressway"
Similar:
speed,
zoom,
whizz,
blast,
zap,
zip,
burn,
burn rubber,
belt,
vroom,
bomb,
bucket,
put one's foot down,
blind,
barrel,
lay rubber,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): perhaps related to Old Norse skorpna ‘be shrivelled’.
