verb
scald
To heat a liquid almost to boiling.
She scalded the milk before adding it to the mixture.
Etymology
The French verb concerns applying heat or hot liquid. The culinary sense specifies heating a liquid close to boiling.
More examples
- The recipe says to scald the cream without boiling it.
- He watched the pan while the milk was scalding.
- The warm liquid had been scalded for the custard.
Forms
scald · scalds · scalded · scalding