Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCALDING
ppr. 1. Burning or injuring by hot liquor.
2. Exposing to a boiling heat in liquor.
SCALDING-HOT
a.So hot as to scald the skin.
New American Oxford Dictionary
scalding
scald ing |ˈskôldiNG skɔldɪŋ | ▶adjective very hot; burning: she took a sip of scalding tea | [ as submodifier ] : the water was scalding hot. • intense and painful or distressing: a scalding tirade of abuse.
Oxford Dictionary
scalding
scald |ing |ˈskɔːldɪŋ | ▶adjective very hot; burning: she took a sip of scalding tea | [ as submodifier ] : the water was scalding hot. • intense and painful or distressing: a scalding tirade of abuse.
American Oxford Thesaurus
scalding
scalding adjective a pot of scalding water: extremely hot, burning, blistering, searing, red-hot; piping hot; informal boiling (hot ), sizzling.
Oxford Thesaurus
scalding
scalding adjective a jet of scalding water: extremely hot, burning, blistering, searing, red-hot; piping hot; informal boiling (hot ), sizzling.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
scalding
sc á ld ing 形容詞 1 〈飲み物が 〉やけどするくらい熱い ▸ scalding hot coffee 熱々のコーヒー (!scaldingは副詞的 ) 2 〈批判などが 〉手厳しい, 辛辣 (しんらつ )な .~̀ t é ars (激しい悲しみ 後悔の )熱い涙 .