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noun

plural of scald
as in burns
a burn left on the skin that is caused by hot liquid or steam

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scald
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as in bruises

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as in scorches

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as in simmers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalds
  1. burns
  2. wounds
  3. scorches
  4. simmers
  5. scars
  6. tears
  7. sears
  8. boils
Noun
  • Issues documented included chemical burns and hydraulic fluid that leaked from a ride into someone’s eye, dislocated joints, concussions and broken bones.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pyrad works by instantaneously thickening when exposed to fire, forming a char that diminishes heat exposure, extinguishes flames, and decreases the risk of third-degree burns.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of burns
Verb
  • Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The kitchen wounds him, heals him, and becomes his crucible of faith.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of wounds
Verb
  • The city is bracing for triple digit temperatures this week as another heat wave scorches Central and Eastern Europe, driving fears that levels could drop even further.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • France followed its hottest-ever day with yet more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of scorches
Verb
  • The Earth Kingdom is very height of the Chinese bureaucracy-coded, for instance, while the Fire Nation simmers with the sharp industrialism of Imperial Japan.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And what else simmers beneath the surface in this tense family drama?
    — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of simmers
Noun
  • And breakouts can leave behind dark marks and scars that take even longer to heal.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This is a city full of glittering theater marquees and mint midcentury signage, and ringed with rail yards and the scars of an industrial center remade for human scale.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of scars
Verb
  • But as measles tears through many of their hometowns in central Pennsylvania, the national conversation has become paradoxically politically charged.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Following her father’s unexpected death, Carrie enters the public high school ecosystem and is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tears
Verb
  • At Jimmy’s, the new supperclub in Lodi, chef Adam Darville sears a piece of Ora King salmon on the flat top, leaving the center rare.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nikki Glaser quickly and delightfully sears the crowd.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of sears
Verb
  • If the water gets too hot, well, the poor little froggy boils to death.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The second a Verizon worker mentions adding a screen protector, my blood boils.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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