scald
verb (used with object)
to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
is scalding
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present progressiveof scald (3rd person singular).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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A record-breaking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
The water beneath the thin crust around the springs is scalding hot.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
It is hard to judge for salt when food is scalding hot; sitting alters flavour, so leave it to sit before tasting and adjusting salt and pepper – if indeed it needs it.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2020
It is the only disorder doctors know of in which temperature reactions are reversed, e.g., a victim complains that his hot soup is cold, or that his ice water is scalding his tongue.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Janssen's coffee is scalding and strong, a soothing anesthetic.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
