scorching

adj

1. Very hot.

   “It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade.”

2. Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.

   “Very probably he resolved never to repeat the request which had drawn forth such a scorching rebuke; but there is no evidence of his determination to forsake his iniquitous practices generally.”

3. Sexy, sexual, attractive.

   “A ton of scorching content gets released all the time, and it turns out the newest sex movies of 2022 could basically double as (ethical!) porn; they’re that hot.”

4. Of speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.

   “Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of scorch

noun

1. The act or result of something being scorched.

   “There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders[…]”

   “Green wood hardens after about four or five scorchings in the fire, but several scorchings are required to drive out the sap.”