Scorching (Adjective)

Meaning

Hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The scorching desert sun beat down relentlessly on the travelers as they trudged through the sand.
• The scorching heat of the fireworks display made it difficult for people to get too close to the action.
• Australia's scorching summers often lead to devastating bushfires that ravage the countryside.
• The scorching temperatures in the greenhouse made it the perfect place for her tropical plants to thrive.
• After hours of walking in the scorching heat, they finally found shade beneath a towering palm tree.