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Cold words freeze people, and hot words scorch them, and bitter words make them bitter, and wrathful words make them wrathful.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYLosses, mistakes, discouragements and disappointments scorch with burning blisters the lining of our lives.
TYRANNY OF GODJOSEPH LEWISSometimes they scorch them off their bodies by means of a lighted stick—a kind office which Yamba performed for me.
THE ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONTLOUIS DE ROUGEMONTThere was a second dash upon the stove, and another scorch in the slip.
PRUDY KEEPING HOUSESOPHIE MAYEven with a helper wouldn't you probably scorch the mutton or else burn yourself to death with the hot grease?
THE IRON PUDDLERJAMES J. DAVISNow thoughts were hot in him, and the art lay in finding words which would blister and scorch.
HYACINTHGEORGE A. BIRMINGHAMShe sighed a little now over the thought that perhaps Mahala would scorch the rice after she was gone.
HARPER'S ROUND TABLE, JUNE 4, 1895VARIOUSIts color, when done, should be a fine bright brown; but by no means allow it to scorch.
DOMESTIC FRENCH COOKERY, 4TH ED.SULPICE BARUCook until tender enough to be pierced with a fork and most of the water is boiled away, being careful not to scorch.
WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 2WOMAN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS AND SCIENCESThose having molasses as an ingredient scorch more quickly, consequently should be baked in a moderate oven.
MY PET RECIPES, TRIED AND TRUEVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO SCORCH
- bad-mouthed
- blistered
- criticized
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decried
- deprecated
- depreciated
- derided
- derogated
- diminished
- discounted
- discredited
- disparaged
- dispraised
- downgraded
- downplayed
- dumped on
- knocked
- lowered
- minimized
- panned
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- ran down
- ripped
- roasted
- scoff at
- scorched
- scorned
- shot down
- shot full of holes
- slammed
- smeared
- sneered at
- sour grapes
- squashed
- squelched
- took a swipe at
- took down
- took down a peg
- tore down
- underestimated
- underrated
- undervalued
- wrote off
- bad-mouths
- blisters
- criticizes
- cuts down to size
- cuts to the quick
- decries
- deprecates
- depreciates
- derides
- derogates
- diminishes
- discounts
- discredits
- disparages
- dispraises
- downgrades
- downplays
- dumps on
- knocks
- lowers
- minimizes
- pans
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- puts down
- rips
- roasts
- runs down
- scoff at
- scorches
- scorns
- shoots down
- shoots full of holes
- slams
- smears
- sneers at
- sour grapes
- squashes
- squelches
- takes a swipe at
- takes down
- takes down a peg
- tears down
- underestimates
- underrates
- undervalues
- writes off
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