scalding

Meanings

Plural: scaldings

Verb

• subject to harsh criticism
• treat with boiling water
• heat to the boiling point
• burn with a hot liquid or steam
• present participle and gerund of scald

Adj

• Hot enough to burn.
• Scorching; scathing.

Noun

• An instance of scalding: a burn.
• Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

Synonyms

blister, escaline, scald, steeping, whip

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