scorching

sunstroke

Heat illness from exposure

• dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
• heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
• swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so

blistering · parched · sweat · thirst · drought · humidity · desert · equator · tropical · oppressive

searing

Browning with intense heat

• singeingSuperficial burning
• charringBurning surface black
• blisteringExtremely intense or severe

scalding · branding · cauterizing · sizzling · smoking · blackening · smoldering · embers · flames · ignition

scathing

Severely and bitingly critical

• blisteringExtremely intense or severe
• witheringDrying and declining
• vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive

harsh · excoriating · lambasting · searing · denunciation · rebuke · censure · condemnation · castigation · invective

fierce

Violently intense or aggressive

• ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
• passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
• ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted

fiery · vehement · powerful · extreme · consuming · zealous · impassioned · burning · white-hot · incendiary

blistering

Extremely intense or severe

• breakneckRecklessly high speed
• lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
• blazingBurning very brightly

meteoric · rapid · swift · fast · whirlwind · turbocharged · supersonic · torrid · sizzling · record-breaking

• extreme heatblazing, blistering, boiling, burning, broiling
• combustionburning, flames, fire triangle, ignition source, oxygen
• desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
• temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
• cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, raw, bland
• cooking methodsfrying, boiling, baking, grilling, roasting