scorch
verb (used with object)
to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly.
were scorching
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past progressiveof scorch.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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They were scorching from deep during that stretch, knocking down nearly half of their last 100 attempts from 3-point range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
While everything around me — from the creme brulee to steak au poivre — was being torched with fire, my eyes were scorching.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2021
The days were scorching, and the nights didn’t cool off.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2017
By last week a $1.8 billion housing bill and a $500 million public-works bill were scorching along the Senate tracks, with Engineer Johnson holding throttle full-out.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Shot out six of the seven suns that were scorching the earth and that’s why we only have one sun? Never mind. It’s a folktale.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
