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  1. scaldingnoun

    An instance of scalding; a burn.

  2. scaldingadjective

    Hot enough to burn.

Wikipedia

  1. Scalding

    Scalding is a form of thermal burn resulting from heated fluids such as boiling water or steam. Most scalds are considered first- or second-degree burns, but third-degree burns can result, especially with prolonged contact. The term is from the Latin word calidus, meaning hot.

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  1. Scalding

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scalding in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scalding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of scalding in a Sentence

  1. Zelda:

    Most people hew the battlements of life from compromise, erecting their impregnable keeps from judicious submissions, fabricating their philosophical drawbridges from emotional retractions and scalding marauders in the boiling oil of sour grapes.

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