scald
verb (used with object)
to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
scalded
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past participleof scald.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scald.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scaldverb (used with object)to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
Example Sentences
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"He looked like he'd been scalded by hot water," the mother of three told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
A South Los Angeles woman is suing Starbucks for negligence after she claims she was scalded at a drive-through window in Lynwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
So McDonald's had a responsibility not to make coffee that burned you, that scalded you.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023
So hot that you could be scalded by the first blast of sunbaked water to come out of the garden hose.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2023
A scalded relative was a dull figure in Irene’s dramatic gallery.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
