Definition of "scorching" [scorch•ing]

• Very hot. (adjective)
• Present participle of scorch. (verb)

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• "Whether in scorching heat or foggy gloom, driving along the Pacific Coast Highway toward Pepperdine University in Malibu is always a pleasure."
• "Last June, walking past one such restaurant whose kitchen extends to the sidewalk, I saw a dozen or so men huddled within scorching distance of giant cauldrons in which meat and potatoes simmered."
• "The Tour is a three-week slog through the sometimes flat and often hilly French countryside, usually in scorching July temperatures."