scald
verb (used with object)
to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
was scalding
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past progressiveof scald.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Consider Nationals Manager Dave Martinez, whose hot seat was scalding on the afternoon of May 23, when a four-game sweep at the hands of the Mets left the Nationals 12 games under .500.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2019
Every Tuesday he was allowed out for a shower, in a stall where the water was scalding hot.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2016
Rather it was scalding with condemnation and guttural with outrage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2016
Oddly, the water from the kitchen faucet was scalding, so Krzykowski began using it to make ramen noodles for lunch.
From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016
Her bath was scalding hot when Irri helped her into the tub, but Dany did not flinch or cry aloud.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
