scorch
verb (used with object)
to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly.
has been scorching
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present perfect progressiveof scorch (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Your body certainly feels as if some witch’s brew has been scorching through your veins all night.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
More typical has been scorching annual growth, so much so that Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., reaches capacity on certain days.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2017
The 6-foot-5 Bortles, who has drawn comparisons to Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger, has been scorching this summer, showing touch and accuracy on short, mid-range and deep passes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2014
The short period of this planet causes it to present the south pole to the sun only one hundred and twelve days after it has been scorching the one at the north.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
