Scald — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a burn cause by hot liquid or steam

the act of burning with steam or hot water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɑːld/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɒld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɒld/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈɑːld/.

Examples

The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
the professor scaled the students
your invectives scorched the community

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blister whip

Parts of Speech

noun	a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
noun	the act of burning with steam or hot water
verb	subject to harsh criticism “The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”
verb	treat with boiling water “scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled”
verb	heat to the boiling point “scald the milk”
verb	burn with a hot liquid or steam “She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out”

Word Forms

scald	verb	burn with a hot liquid or steam
scald	noun	the act of burning with steam or hot water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbrühen

eine Verbrennung durch heiße Flüssigkeit oder Dampf

🇫🇷French

ébouillanter

une brûlure causée par un liquide chaud ou de la vapeur

🇪🇸Spanish

escaldadura

una quemadura causada por líquido caliente o vapor

🇮🇹Italian

scottare

un'ustione causata da liquido caldo o vapore

🇳🇱Dutch

verbranden

een brandwond veroorzaakt door hete vloeistof of stoom

🇵🇹Portuguese

escaldar

uma queimadura causada por líquido quente ou vapor

🇷🇺Russian

ошпаривать

ожог, вызванный горячей жидкостью или паром

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलाने की क्रिया

गर्म तरल पदार्थ या भाप के कारण होने वाली जलन

🇧🇩Bengali

চুলকানি

গরম তরল বা বাষ্প দ্বারা পোড়া কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெந்து

சூடான திரவம் அல்லது நீராவியால் ஏற்படும் தீக்காயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాలిన

వేడి ద్రవం లేదా ఆవిరి వల్ల ఒక బర్న్ కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

खरवडणे

गरम द्रव किंवा वाफेमुळे जळण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉકાળો

ગરમ પ્રવાહી અથવા વરાળ દ્વારા બર્નનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರಿಸು

ಬಿಸಿ ದ್ರವ ಅಥವಾ ಉಗಿಯಿಂದ ಸುಟ್ಟ ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊള്ളിക്കുക

ചൂടുള്ള ദ്രാവകം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീരാവി മൂലമുള്ള പൊള്ളൽ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਾਲੇ

ਗਰਮ ਤਰਲ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਫ਼ ਕਾਰਨ ਜਲਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جلنا

گرم مائع یا بھاپ سے جلنے کی وجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

烫伤

热液体或蒸汽引起的烧伤

🇯🇵Japanese

火傷する

熱い液体や蒸気による火傷

🇰🇷Korean

뎀

뜨거운 액체나 증기로 인한 화상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏng nước

bỏng do chất lỏng hoặc hơi nước nóng

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำร้อนลวก

แผลไหม้ที่เกิดจากของเหลวร้อนหรือไอน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melepuh

luka bakar yang disebabkan oleh cairan atau uap panas

🇵🇭Filipino

paso

isang paso na sanhi ng mainit na likido o singaw

🇲🇾Malay

melecur

terbakar yang disebabkan oleh cecair panas atau wap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحرق

الحروق الناتجة عن السوائل الساخنة أو البخار

🇮🇷Persian

سوزاندن

سوختگی ناشی از مایع داغ یا بخار

🇹🇷Turkish

haşlanma

sıcak sıvı veya buharın neden olduğu yanık

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחְלוֹט

כוויה הנגרמת על ידי נוזל חם או אדים

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The primary meaning of 'scald' is 'a burn cause by hot liquid or steam'.

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Using 'scald' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'scald' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'scald' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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