How Do You Spell SCALDING?

Pronunciation: [skˈɒldɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "scalding" is spelled with the letters s-c-a-l-d-i-n-g. It is pronounced /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The "s" sound at the beginning is followed by a "k" sound as represented by "c." The "a" is pronounced as "aw" sound as in "caul," and the "d" and "i" are pronounced as in the words "dual" and "pin." The "-ing" is pronounced with a hard "g" sound. Together, the letters and sounds in "scalding" make for a word that describes the action of burning something with hot liquid or steam.

SCALDING Meaning and Definition

1. Scalding is an adjective used to describe something that is extremely hot or capable of burning or causing injury through contact with hot liquid, steam, or heat. The term is often used to refer to the process of heating water or other liquids to a temperature just below boiling point. When a liquid is scalding, it is so hot that it can cause severe burns or scalds upon direct contact with the skin.

   In a broader sense, the word can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is highly critical, caustic, or stinging in its effect on a person. For example, scalding criticism refers to remarks or words that are exceptionally harsh, hurtful, or blistering in their impact.

   Additionally, scalding can be utilized to describe intense emotions, particularly anger or rage. In this context, scalding emotions refer to the intense and overwhelming feelings that can be likened to being burned or scalded.

   The term scalding is commonly associated with hot liquids or heat-related injuries, but it can also be used figuratively to describe the impact of words, critique, or overwhelming intense emotions. It conveys the idea of extreme heat, burning, or injuring, either physically or emotionally.

2. A burning pain in urinating.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

3. Burning, as with a hot liquid.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for SCALDING

• sculding
• scoulding
• skalking
• scoldong
• slding
• slading
• solding
• scalin
• scaleing
• slaiding
• scating
• scafolding
• sculting
• scaulding
• escalading
• scowlding
• scheding
• escalting
• colding
• scarling
• scalling
• scalating
• scaldin
• scablling
• scaldings
• soaldding
• Scandping
• Scamdling
• Scawking
• Skelding

Etymology of SCALDING

The word "scalding" originates from Middle English and has its roots in the Old Norse word "skālgr", which means "wounded by burning". It is related to the Old Norse verb "skālga", meaning "to scald". Ultimately, it can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word "*skaldōną", which meant "to scald, to burn".

Similar spelling words for SCALDING

• scaled,
• Schield,
• scolding,
• Schuld,
• schild,
• schleiden,
• scold,
• schildt,
• scald,
• schlitz,
• Schildgen,
• schuldt,
• scheldt.

Plural form of SCALDING is SCALDINGS

Conjugate verb Scalding

CONDITIONAL

I would scald

we would scald

you would scald

he/she/it would scald

they would scald

FUTURE

I will scald

we will scald

you will scald

he/she/it will scald

they will scald

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have scalded

we will have scalded

you will have scalded

he/she/it will have scalded

they will have scalded

PAST

I scalded

we scalded

you scalded

he/she/it scalded

they scalded

PAST PERFECT

I had scalded

we had scalded

you had scalded

he/she/it had scalded

they had scalded

PRESENT

I scald

we scald

you scald

he/she/it scalds

they scald

PRESENT PERFECT

I have scalded

we have scalded

you have scalded

he/she/it has scalded

they have scalded

I am scalding

we are scalding

you are scalding

he/she/it is scalding

they are scalding

I was scalding

we were scalding

you were scalding

he/she/it was scalding

they were scalding

I will be scalding

we will be scalding

you will be scalding

he/she/it will be scalding

they will be scalding

I have been scalding

we have been scalding

you have been scalding

he/she/it has been scalding

they have been scalding

I had been scalding

we had been scalding

you had been scalding

he/she/it had been scalding

they had been scalding

I will have been scalding

we will have been scalding

you will have been scalding

he/she/it will have been scalding

they will have been scalding

I would have scalded

we would have scalded

you would have scalded

he/she/it would have scalded

they would have scalded

I would be scalding

we would be scalding

you would be scalding

he/she/it would be scalding

they would be scalding

I would have been scalding

we would have been scalding

you would have been scalding

he/she/it would have been scalding

they would have been scalding