scalding

English

Etymology 1

From scald +‎ -ing.

Adjective

scalding (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• scalding hot

Verb

scalding

1. present participle and gerund of scald

Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)

1. An instance of scalding: a burn.

Etymology 2

From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.

Alternative forms

• stalling

Noun

scalding (plural scaldings)

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.

   See synonyms at steeping.