scald
verb (used with object)
to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
scalds
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present tense formof scald (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Sy Baumgartner, a 70-year-old professor of philosophy at Princeton, scalds his hand at the stove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
He said: "Even superficial burns, such as scalds, are very, very painful because the nerve endings are still exposed."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2022
One twin falls down the crumbling stairs of her Calcutta house and breaks her ankle; the other scalds her thigh on a tipped cup of coffee in a European station.
From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016
While scalds and falls on tile can inflict serious harm in the bathroom, modern kitchen appliances and gadgets offer many more opportunities for injury.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2013
This time it's an acidic substance that scalds my throat and makes its way into my nose as well.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
