Scorch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a surface burn

a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɔːɹtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɔːtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɔːtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈɔːɹtʃ/.

Examples

The heat scorched the countryside
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sear blacken char singe

Parts of Speech

noun	a surface burn
noun	a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
noun	a discoloration caused by heat
verb	make very hot and dry “The heat scorched the countryside”
verb	become superficially burned “my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames”
verb	destroy completely by or as if by fire “The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes”
verb	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color “The cook blackened the chicken breast”
verb	become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions “The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun”

Word Forms

scorch	verb	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
singe	verb	burn superficially or lightly
scorch	noun	a surface burn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versengen

eine oberflächliche Verbrennung

🇫🇷French

brûler

une brûlure superficielle

🇪🇸Spanish

quemar

una quemadura superficial

🇮🇹Italian

bruciatura

un'ustione superficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

verschroeien

een oppervlakkige brandwond

🇵🇹Portuguese

queimar

uma queimadura superficial

🇷🇺Russian

жечь

поверхностный ожог

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलाकर राख कर देना

एक सतही जलन

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝলসে যাওয়া

একটি পৃষ্ঠ পোড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

எரியும்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பு எரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

దహనం

ఒక ఉపరితల దహనం

🇮🇳Marathi

जळणे

पृष्ठभाग जळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સળગવું

સપાટી બર્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಡುಗಾಡು

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಸುಡುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊള്ളൽ

ഒരു ഉപരിതല പൊള്ളൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁਲਸਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਬਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھلسنا

سطح کا جلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

烧焦

表面烧伤

🇯🇵Japanese

焦げる

表面の火傷

🇰🇷Korean

검게 탐

표면 화상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cháy xém

vết bỏng bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

ไหม้เกรียม

การเผาไหม้ที่พื้นผิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghanguskan

luka bakar permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

masunog

isang paso sa ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

hangus

terbakar permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرق

حرق سطحي

🇮🇷Persian

سوزاندن

یک سوختگی سطحی

🇹🇷Turkish

kavurucu

yüzey yanığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְרוֹב

כוויה משטח

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The primary meaning of 'scorch' is 'a surface burn'.

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Using 'scorch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'scorch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'scorch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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