Definition of "scalding" in English

adjective

1. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.

2. (figurative) Scorching; scathing.

   • a scalding attack on his critics

verb

1. present participle and gerund of scald

noun

1. An instance of scalding: a burn.

noun

1. (numismatics, historical) 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.