torching

verb

Definition of torchingnext
present participle of torch
as in burning
to set (something) on fire police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money

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  1. burning
  2. scorching
  3. igniting
Verb
  • But in July, the local agencies received word from the Forest Service that contractors could no longer provide aerial supervision over fires burning on federal land.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The methane-burning BE-4s, each one generating 550,000 pounds of thrust, continued boosting the rocket out of the lower atmosphere for another three minutes or so before shutting down.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of burning
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  • An unprecedented heat wave is scorching parts of the western United States at the start of October with record-breaking temperatures and lingering excessive heat alerts expected to last into the weekend.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One of the most common mishaps when cooking is burning your food and/or scorching your pans.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of scorching
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  • The Public Works department has been subject to significant scrutiny since its employees were found responsible for accidentally igniting the Airport fire.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Lingering closures aside, Big Santa Anita Canyon has come a long way since the Bobcat fire started in early September of 2020, igniting near the Cogswell Dam and burning almost 116,000 acres.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of igniting
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