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scalding

/skˈɔldɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
scald-ing
IPA
/skˈɔldɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hot enough to burn.

adj

Scorching; scathing.

verb

present participle and gerund of scald

noun

An instance of scalding: a burn.

noun

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.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *kalēō Latin caleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin calidus Latin caldus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin excaldō Old Northern French escalderbor. Middle English scalden English scald English -ing English scalding From scald + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more scalding (comparative) most scalding (superlative) scaldings (plural) stalling (alternative)

Phrases

scalding hot

Synonyms

steeping escaline

Rhymes With

spalding balding spaulding paulding walding maulding

Questions

How do you pronounce scalding?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɔldɪŋ/.
What does scalding mean?
Hot enough to burn.
Where does scalding come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *kalēō Latin caleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin calidus Latin caldus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin excaldō Old Northern French escalderbor. Middle English scalden English scald English -ing English scalding From scald + -ing.

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