[{"word":"scorching","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(To cause) to become scorched or singed","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act or result of something being scorched.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Very hot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."},{"definition":"Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scorch","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scorching"]}]