Scalding

(adj) //ˈskɔːldɪŋ//

Meaning

Describes liquid or steam that is extremely hot and can burn you

Pronunciation

UK /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/

US /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/

Example Sentences

They also taste dishes cool, since a scalding spoonful flatters almost anything and forgives a multitude of sins.

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How Chefs Taste, and Why Amateurs Rarely DoA professional cook will spit a mouthful of soup straight back into the spoon without embarrassment, then reach for the salt. That small, unlovely ritual is the whole difference between tasting and me...Read story

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