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scalding
 
Adjective scalding has 1 sense
  1. scathing, blistering, scalding, vituperative - marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
    Antonym: uncritical (indirect, via critical)
Verb scald has 4 senses
  1. blister, scald, whip - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
    --1 is one way to attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. scald - treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
    --2 is one way to     process, treat
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. scald - heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"
    --3 is one way to     heat, heat up
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. scald - burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
    --4 is one way to     burn
    Derived forms: noun scald2, noun scald1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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