verb
- to burn with hot liquid or steam
- to heat a liquid to just below the boiling point
Usage: cooking
noun
- a burn caused by hot liquid or steam
Examples
- Be careful not to scald yourself with the boiling water.
- The hot coffee scalded her tongue.
- Scald the milk before adding it to the recipe.
- The chef scalded the cream for the sauce.
- He treated the scald on his arm with cold water.
- The scald left a red mark on her skin.
- Steam from the kettle can scald if you’re not careful.