Foundation level · Year 4 · free
scorching
adjective · Say it: SKOR-ching
What it means
Foundationextremely hot
On the scorching sports day, everyone drank lots of water.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- baking
- blazing
- boiling
- sweltering
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- freezing
- icy
More examples
- The sand was so scorching that we ran to the sea.
Where the word comes from
From the verb 'scorch', from an old word meaning to burn the surface.
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