adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
boiling/scalding/steaming hot (= used about liquid that is extremely hot )
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The coffee was scalding hot.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a cup of scalding coffee
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A thousand pinpricks of scalding steam grew to knife-points and the knives twisted.
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Against her will, hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and down her cheeks.
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Enrique released the bonnet, standing back as the scalding cloud of steam escaped.
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From behind the scenes, a scalding eruption sends the poor receptionist scuttling out again.
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He put two spoonfuls of tea into the teapot, then poured in the scalding water from the kettle.
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Pictures of her parents, memories, flashed through her mind bringing hot scalding tears to her eyes.
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The coffee cup lurched in his fingers and he felt two scalding drops on his hand.