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Example sentences for "scalding"

Lexicographically close words:
scalawag; scalawags; scald; scalded; scaldic; scalds; scale; scaled; scaleless; scalelike
  1. LXIV While thus with words so courteous so fair a gift he sped, The eyes of many a champion with scalding tears were red.

  2. The cloth, that veil'd her bosom, with scalding tears was wet.

  3. Pour scalding water over the onions and let stand until wanted.

  4. Suppression of the urine, gravel, inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, and for scalding urine in gonorrhea.

  5. Cold infusion is good in highly colored or scalding urine.

  6. Infusion made by scalding one ounce of the root in a pint of water.

  7. Never pour scalding water into milk vessels; it cooks the milk on the sides and bottom of the vessels making it more difficult to clean such articles.

  8. Select small white onions, peel and boil them in equal portions of sweet milk and water for ten minutes, or until tender, drain and pour scalding spiced vinegar on them immediately.

  9. Scalding tears formed slowly in her eyes, and rolled one by one down her bloodless cheeks.

  10. The milk should be scalding hot, but never boiled, as boiled milk gives an unpleasant flavor.

  11. The pot should be made hot by scalding before the cylinder is fitted on, then stand on the hot range or hearth, while the liquid drips through the strainers.

  12. Different with the latter, and far more bitter the emotion that stirs within her person, scalding her heart.

  13. This, from a stinging sensation in his arm, like the touch of red-hot iron, or a drop of scalding water.

  14. What does he want him for, on a scalding day like this?

  15. But in spite of his confession that he himself was responsible for the scalding of his face, his grandmother could not refrain from reading another lecture to the servants who had been in attendance.

  16. Betsy, however, slapped him on the back; and the old man gradually recovered himself—but not before his fierce-looking eyes were dimmed with the scalding rheum which overflowed them.

  17. Some recommend the peeling or scalding of the stalks before drying, but this is not essential, and, if desired, may be done after steaming.

  18. In this it is kept at a scalding heat for one-half hour, when it is ready for the cans.

  19. But it was too clever for her, so out it trundled through the door and away was it down the road, till it came to another house where the goodwife was stirring the scalding soup and the goodman was plaiting a thorn collar for the calf.

  20. But speak in words of living power,-- They fall like drops of scalding rain That plashed before the burning shower Swept o' er the cities of the plain!

  21. And is thy bosom decked with flowers That steal their bloom from scalding showers?

  22. Our nation is in the making as a world power, and in its rebirth there must needs be bloodshed and scalding tears.

  23. The aged soldier examined it with eyes that grew dim as he gazed; nor did he rise from this stooping posture until Heyward saw that he had watered the trace of his daughter's passage with a scalding tear.

  24. Note, In the scalding of green Plumbs, you must always have a Sieve in the Bottom of your Pan to put your Plumbs in, that they may not touch the Bottom, for those that do, will burst before the others are any thing warm.

  25. Then pull up every affected plant, shake the dirt off their roots, and dip them quickly into scalding water.

  26. I give these instances to convince doubting Thomases that pulling up Asters and scalding the root-lice on them is not so desperate a remedy as it sounds.

  27. I wounded her dreadfully; scalding tears testified to a bruised heart; but to her relief came pride.

  28. Wonder, terror, a flood of shame came scalding into my eyes.

  29. A little way beyond another man was actually being slowly roasted; his clothing had taken fire and the flames had run up and caught his beard, while he, paralyzed by a shot that had broken his back, was silently weeping scalding tears.

  30. His anger subsided and he began to weep scalding tears.

  31. I do not build the spasmodic sob nor spill the scalding tear because all men are not Sir Galahads in quest of the Holy Grail, and all women angels with two pair o' reversible wings and the aurora borealis for a hat-band.

  32. Their sweethearts are cruel or fate unkind; they've got cirrhosis of the liver or palpitation of the heart, and needs must spill their scalding tears over all humanity.

  33. The sun poured his heat out upon them in scalding fierceness, and John Hunter had cursed his luck every mile he had covered that morning.

  34. He had been standing over a steaming kettle and scalding barrel most of the day, and the icy blast went through him, chilling his blood instantly.

  35. There is the big tear, and the bitter tear, and the salt tear, and the scalding tear.

  36. She certainly had no thoughts for the flowers that she was thus scalding with her bitter grief.

  37. From time to time even our firm land has been felt to tremble with a thrill from some far-off shock; and even in our country is seen the marvel of scalding water pouring unceasingly from deep underground.

  38. She could have laid her head down on the table there, and wept passionate, scalding tears, so utterly forlorn and wretched and lonely and unloved did she feel.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "scalding" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    ardent; baking; blistering; boiling; burning; canicular; ebullient; feverish; fiery; flushed; grilling; heated; hot; overheated; roasting; scalding; scorching; seething; sizzling; sudorific; sweating; sweaty; sweltering; torrid; trenchant; sweating; sweaty; sweltering; torrid; trenchant