- scathing, blistering, scalding, vituperative - marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
Antonym: uncritical (indirect, via critical)
- blister, scald, whip - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
--1 is one way to attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- scald - treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
--2 is one way to process, treat
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- scald - heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"
--3 is one way to heat, heat up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- scald - burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
--4 is one way to burn
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun scald2, noun scald1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- scald - heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"