scalding

English

Etymology 1

From scald +‎ -ing.

Adjective

scalding (comparative more scalding, superlative most scalding)

  1. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
  2. (figurative) Scorching; scathing.
    a scalding attack on his critics
Derived terms

Verb

scalding

  1. present participle and gerund of scald

Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)

  1. An instance of scalding: a burn.

Etymology 2

From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.

Alternative forms

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.
    See synonyms at steeping.
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