noun · Food & Drink

scalding

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The meaning (definition) of the word scalding

so hot it can burn your skin

The word scalding used in a sentence

Be careful with the scalding water or it will burn you.

Words that mean the same as scalding (synonyms)

burninghot

Words that mean the opposite of scalding (antonyms)

coldcool

How the word scalding is said around the world

Frenchbouillant (booyahn)
Spanishescaldado (ayskahlthahthoh)
Mandarin (tàng)
Hindiतीखा (teekah)
Arabicحارق (hahreek)
Russianошпаривание (oshparivanie)
Portuguese (EU)escaldante (shkahlduhnngti)
Portuguese (BR)escaldante (ayskowduhnngchew)
Japaneseやけどする (yakedosuru)
GermanVerbrühung (ferbrewuung)
Urduجلن (gyuluhn)
Punjabiਸੜਨਾ (suruhnah)
Korean끓는 (ggeulhneun)
Hebrewחֲלִיטָה (khahleeytah)
Greekζεμάτισμα (zematisma)
Dutchverbranding (vuhrbrahnding)
Tagalogpagkapaso (pahgkahpahsoh)
Vietnamesebỏng (bawng)
Turkishhaşlanma (hahshlahnmah)
Persianسوختگی (sookhtaygee)
Polishoparzenie (awpahzhenye)
Ukrainianобпікання (obpikannya)
Bengaliগরম জলে পোড়া (gawrawm gyawlay pohr)
Swedishskållning (skohlning)
Italianscottante (skohtahntay)

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