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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 HARTLEY
Losses, mistakes, discouragements and disappointments scorch with burning blisters the lining of our lives.
TYRANNY OF GODJOSEPH LEWIS
Sometimes 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 ROUGEMONT
There was a second dash upon the stove, and another scorch in the slip.
PRUDY KEEPING HOUSESOPHIE MAY
Even with a helper wouldn't you probably scorch the mutton or else burn yourself to death with the hot grease?
THE IRON PUDDLERJAMES J. DAVIS
Now thoughts were hot in him, and the art lay in finding words which would blister and scorch.
HYACINTHGEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM
She sighed a little now over the thought that perhaps Mahala would scorch the rice after she was gone.
Its color, when done, should be a fine bright brown; but by no means allow it to scorch.
DOMESTIC FRENCH COOKERY, 4TH ED.SULPICE BARU
Cook 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 SCIENCES
Those having molasses as an ingredient scorch more quickly, consequently should be baked in a moderate oven.
WORDS RELATED TO SCORCH
- bad-mouth
- blister
- criticize
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- downgrade
- downplay
- dump on
- knock
- lower
- minimize
- pan
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- rip
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- slam
- smear
- sneer at
- sour grapes
- squash
- squelch
- take a swipe at
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- write off
- bad-mouth
- blister
- criticize
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- downgrade
- downplay
- dump on
- knock
- lower
- minimize
- pan
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- rip
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- slam
- smear
- sneer at
- sour grapes
- squash
- squelch
- take a swipe at
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- write off
- bad-mouth
- blister
- criticize
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- downgrade
- downplay
- dump on
- knock
- lower
- minimize
- pan
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- rip
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- slam
- smear
- sneer at
- sour grapes
- squash
- squelch
- take a swipe at
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- write off
- bad-mouth
- blister
- criticize
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- diminish
- discount
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- downgrade
- downplay
- dump on
- knock
- lower
- minimize
- pan
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- put down
- rip
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- slam
- smear
- sneer at
- sour grapes
- squash
- squelch
- take a swipe at
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- write off
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