scald
verb (used with object)
to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
are scalding
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present progressiveof scald.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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These waters are scalding hot, but are pure, excepting a trace of iron.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
But that task of cleansing oneself is not an easy one;—the waters of that Jordan in which it is needful to wash are scalding hot.
From Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope
Stir it up while you are scalding it.
From The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Francis Child
The mother gazed no more upon her child—brother and sister must henceforth dwell upon her loveliness but in memory—the father wept—and man's tears are scalding drops of agony.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
Cook about two minutes, or until the eggs are scalding hot, then stir this into the rice.
From Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. by Rufus Estes
