scalded
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"He looked like he'd been scalded by hot water," the mother of three told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
A South Los Angeles woman is suing Starbucks for negligence after she claims she was scalded at a drive-through window in Lynwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
So McDonald's had a responsibility not to make coffee that burned you, that scalded you.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023
So hot that you could be scalded by the first blast of sunbaked water to come out of the garden hose.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2023
Back in her apartment, she washed her hands with water so hot that it scalded her fingers, and a small soft welt flowered on her thumb.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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