scorching
verb
Meaning
To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
(To cause) to become scorched or singed
To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
noun
Meaning
The act or result of something being scorched.
adjective
Meaning
Very hot.
"It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."
Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
(Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.