English Explanatory Dictionary

scalding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Hot enough to burn.
  2. Scorching; scathing.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of scald
noun
  1. An instance of scalding: a burn.
noun
  1. Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

Word forms

scalding more scalding most scalding scaldings stalling

Etymology

From scald + -ing.

Synonyms

steeping escaline

Derived words

scalding hot
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