- present participle of scorch.
scorching
Example Sentences
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If seeing attractions like the Vatican in Rome is a non-negotiable, Armenise suggests booking in advance to avoid waiting in line in scorching temperatures.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We have already endured a summer of extremes -- record-shattering heat domes; apocalyptic wildfires raging in Spain, France and far beyond; thousands of lives lost in the scorching conditions," said Guterres.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
When it’s not scorching or flooding or burning outside, it’s a nice time to just turn off your brain and relax.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The silver lining for Google investors was the company’s cloud unit, which recorded scorching revenue growth of 82%, fueled by insatiable demand for computing capacity for training and running AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Wheat didn’t like sharing its space, water and nutrients with other plants, so men and women laboured long days weeding under the scorching sun.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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