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Scorching vs Scalding - What's the difference?

scorching | scalding |

As adjectives the difference between scorching and scalding

is that scorching is very hot while scalding is hot enough to burn.

As verbs the difference between scorching and scalding

is that scorching is present participle of lang=en while scalding is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between scorching and scalding

is that scorching is the act or result of something being scorched while scalding is an instance of scalding; a burn.

scorching

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very hot.
    • It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of something being scorched.
  • * 1839 , The Lancet (volume 2, page 682)
    • There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders
  • * 1997 , Larry Dean Olsen, Outdoor Survival Skills (page 76)
    • Green wood hardens after about four or five scorchings in the fire, but several scorchings are required to drive out the sap.

    scalding

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of scalding; a burn.