B2adjectiveinformalnature
US/ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ/
UK/ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ/
extremely hot
In context
It was scorching in Saigon yesterday, nearly forty degrees in the shade.
Don't walk on the sand without shoes, it's scorching.
We spent a scorching afternoon queueing for tickets.
Words that go with scorching
adjective + noun
- scorching heatWorkers rested in the scorching heat.
- scorching sunDon't sit in the scorching sun too long.
- scorching dayIt was a scorching day at the beach.
- scorching summerLast year we had a scorching summer.
adverb + adjective
- scorching hotThe car seats were scorching hot.