"scalding" meaning in English

See scalding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more scalding [comparative], most scalding [superlative]
Etymology: From scald + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scald|ing}} scald + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} scalding (comparative more scalding, superlative most scalding)
  1. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
    Sense id: en-scalding-en-adj-6Z2hDSWO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Coins, Historical currencies, History of the United Kingdom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 5 6 24 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 53 19 13 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 39 15 14 20 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 5 4 24 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 5 3 24 3 Disambiguation of Coins: 39 16 11 25 9 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 68 5 2 22 4 Disambiguation of History of the United Kingdom: 44 13 11 25 8
  2. (figurative) Scorching; scathing. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-scalding-en-adj-OaJ~Opbv Categories (other): Temperature Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 100 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scalding hot
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: scaldings [plural]
Etymology: From scald + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scald|ing}} scald + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} scalding (plural scaldings)
  1. An instance of scalding: a burn.
    Sense id: en-scalding-en-noun-l0JLWKA0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: scaldings [plural], stalling [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|escalin}} Old French escalin, {{uder|en|dum|schelling||shilling}} Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”), {{doublet|en|shilling}} Doublet of shilling Head templates: {{en-noun}} scalding (plural scaldings)
  1. (numismatics, historical) 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. Tags: historical Synonyms: escaline [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-scalding-en-noun-opcZPM-t Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Ireland Disambiguation of Ireland: 0 0 0 100 0 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From scald + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scald|ing}} scald + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scalding
  1. present participle and gerund of scald Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scald
    Sense id: en-scalding-en-verb-iTcIAXaN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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