- present participle of scorch.
scorching
Example Sentences
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At least 35,000 excess deaths have been linked to the scorching heat waves in Europe over the summer, though that is likely an undercount.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Much of that was due to the scorching heat throughout the Southland, which reached a heat index about 100 at the Coliseum on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Inside the barren transit tent, which provides little escape from scorching 41C heat, Zarina sits alongside an anxious huddle of women and their children.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The neighborhoods become particularly clogged with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and McLarens bearing Middle East plates in the summer, as their drivers escape the Gulf’s scorching heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And here he was, the great one himself, scorching us all with his rays of glory.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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