scorching
adjective
burning; very hot.
scorchingly
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a word derived from
scorching.
Example Sentences
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In Spain and neighbouring Portugal, people swarmed beaches in giant crowds, braved the streets clutching hand-held fans or used umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as the weekend turned scorchingly hot.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
On a scorchingly hot day in the American Midwest, Tim Maxwell is voicing his fears about the future of farming.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
My method was always bringing the steak to room temperature, salting it heavily, then cooking it in a cast-iron pan that was scorchingly hot before basting with butter, garlic thyme and rosemary.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2024
It has been scorchingly hot this spring in India, a large wheat exporter, while drought has hurt the crops in the southern Great Plains of the United States and in East Africa.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
The sun was scorchingly hot, but our whole way was between the great sweet-scented pines, whose needle-like leaves glistened like silver as they reflected back the sun’s beams, and shaded our way.
From Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah by W.T. Smith
