The tea is scalding hot.

If you spill boiling water, you can easily scald yourself.

A scalded cat fears cold water.

Sherman said the coffee was hot but not scalding.

Scald, peal, and core nice firm tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and in each tomato, lay a small piece of butter.

I scalded myself with boiling water from the kettle.

Tom scalded his arm.

At the bottom of the ocean, there are small underwater volcanoes spewing scalding hot water, gases, and chemicals like methane and ammonia. They're called hydrothermal vents.

Mary scalded her arm.

He scalded his arm.