- present participle of scorch.
scorching
Example Sentences
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This month's scorching weather comes hot on the heels of our warmest May day on record a few weeks ago.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Europe is in the throes of a scorching heatwave, with temperature records expected to tumble in the coming days.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Occasionally, its operators revved its engine until the tires burned out, which sent gouts of flame and plumes of foul white smoke into the scorching air to block our view of the Washington Monument.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
Many wearing sweaters and thick coats, a reminder of the southern hemisphere winter from where they were coming, walked off the plane into the scorching Nigerian sun.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Thinking back, Omakayas could even remember him, sitting by the fire as close as he could without scorching, a tired-looking man, thin and scraggly braids, coughing and feeble.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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