scald
verb (used with object)
to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
had scalded
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past perfectof scald.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Later, after he had scalded, plucked and gutted the bird and packed the meat into a plastic bag to take back to the city, Mr. Wayne walked outside and exhaled.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2010
Steam from an exploding locomotive had scalded Fireman Frank Mihlan of the Erie Railroad.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her face was of a striking pallor, except where the salt of tears had scalded it; but she spoke with an entire possession of herself, and Paul wondered at her steadfastness and courage.
From Despair's Last Journey by David Christie Murray
She had to push a chair before her as she walked, for she had scalded her foot quite badly the week before, and it was now all swathed in bandages.
From Young Lucretia and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
They sent to mother again for salve, for Martha had scalded her right hand.
From A Little Girl in Old Salem by Amanda Minnie Douglas
