scorch
verb (used with object)
to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly.
had been scorching
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past perfect progressiveof scorch.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
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You may also be overexposed to the stock of small companies, which until a few months ago had been scorching hot.
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