All 5 Uses of
scathing
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- Dumbledore has been a great wizard — oh yes, he has," (for Bellatrix had made a scathing noise), "the Dark Lord acknowledges it.†
Chpt 2 *
- And you think you'll be able to do something for him?" asked Zabini scathingly.†
Chpt 7
- You believe …. like you haven't watched them all come and go, hoping you'd be next, thought Harry scathingly.†
Chpt 9
- The dimly lit corridor was full of dust; half the ceiling seemed to have fallen in; and a battle was raging before him, but even as he attempted to make out who were fighting whom, he heard the hated voice shout, "It's over, time to go!" and saw Snape disappearing around the corner at the far end of the corridor; he and Malfoy seemed to have forced their way through the fight unscathed.†
Chpt 28
- When the Chamber of Secrets reopened he considered the closure of the school — and I must say that Professor Dumbledore's murder is more disturbing to me than the idea of Slytherin's monster living undetected in the bowels of the castle…… " "We must consult the governors," said Professor Flitwick in his squeaky little voice; he had a large bruise on his forehead but seemed otherwise unscathed by his collapse in Snape's office.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(scathing) to severely harm -- especially by fire or through criticism