Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence:-

In my haste to stop the boiling milk from overflowing, I accidentally _____ my fingers.

scalded

The correct answer is Option (3) → scalded

• Scalded (Verb): To injure with hot liquid or steam. Since the injury was caused by boiling milk, this is the precise word.

• Scorched (Verb): To burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat. This usually implies dry heat or flame, not liquid.

• Sizzled (Verb): (Of food) to make a hissing sound when frying or cooking. This describes a sound, not an injury.

• Sunburnt (Verb): To burn the skin through exposure to the sun's rays. (Unrelated to boiling milk).