The difference between Scalding and Steeping

When used as nouns, scalding means an instance of scalding: a burn, whereas steeping means an instance of something being steeped.


Scalding is also adjective with the meaning: hot enough to burn.

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  1. Scalding as an adjective (of a liquid):

    Hot enough to burn.

  1. Scalding as a verb:

  1. Scalding as a noun:

    An instance of scalding: a burn.

  1. Scalding as a noun (numismatics, historical):

    , the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.

  1. Steeping as a verb:

  1. Steeping as a noun:

    An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.

  1. Steeping as a noun (historical, numismatics):

    A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.

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