torching
Deliberately setting fire
Torching is the act of setting something on fire, usually deliberately: The torching of the warehouse was ruled arson.
It can describe controlled burning or criminal destruction.
Figuratively, torching means to criticize harshly or destroy completely: Critics are torching the new policy.
One who illegally ignites
- firebugDeliberate flame-setter
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
ignition · malicious · deliberate · criminal · insurance fraud · investigation · evidence · gasoline
Destroying by fire
- razingComplete structural demolition
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
rubble · wreckage · gutting · leveling · obliteration · scorched earth · annihilation · consumed
Exercising supreme control
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
- outperformingDoing better than others
- roastingCooking with dry heat
burning · mocking · criticizing · humiliating · owning · wrecking · annihilating · schooling
Portable directed-flame device
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
- butaneFlammable hydrocarbon gas
- oxyacetyleneCombustible gas mixture for torches
- blue flameComplete combustion's glow
nozzle · ignite · firing up · lighting · gas · fuel · heat · roaring
Browning with intense heat
- caramelizingHeating sugars until browned
- crème brûléeCustard under caramelized shell
- browningFood darkening when cooked
- charringBurning surface black
crisping · finishing · meringue · gratinée · glazing · marshmallows · blistering · peppers
arsonist
One who illegally ignites
- firebugDeliberate flame-setter
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
incendiary · ignition · malicious · deliberate · criminal · insurance fraud · investigation · evidence · gasoline · kerosene
burning down
Destroying by fire
- razingComplete structural demolition
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
ruins · rubble · wreckage · gutting · leveling · obliteration · scorched earth · annihilation · consumed · ashes
dominating
Exercising supreme control
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
- outperformingDoing better than others
roasting · burning · mocking · criticizing · humiliating · owning · wrecking · annihilating · schooling · embarrassing
blowtorch
Portable directed-flame device
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
- butaneFlammable hydrocarbon gas
- oxyacetyleneCombustible gas mixture for torches
blue flame · nozzle · ignite · firing up · lighting · gas · fuel · heat · roaring · flickering
searing
Browning with intense heat
- caramelizingHeating sugars until browned
- crème brûléeCustard under caramelized shell
- browningFood darkening when cooked
charring · crisping · finishing · meringue · gratinée · glazing · marshmallows · blistering · peppers · tomatoes
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- oxyacetyleneCombustible gas mixture for torches
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
steel · iron · sparks · goggles · acetylene · slag · molten · piercing · severing · scrap
- Wildfireswildfire, grass fire, surface fire, spot fire, fire front
- cooking methodsfrying, boiling, baking, grilling, roasting
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- platingplating, garnish, garnishing, presentation, microgreens
- weed controlweed killer, herbicide, weeding, hand weeding, herbicides
- crème brûlée stepscaramelizing, baking, chilling, setting, water bath
torchingextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
putting out · dousing · quenching · snuffing out · smothering
torchingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
saving · protecting · safeguarding · restoring · conserving
torch, torches, torched, torchlight, torchbearer, torchlike, torchbearers