scorch
verb (used with object)
to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly.
has scorched
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present perfectof scorch (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Winds at the end of July were the strongest recorded in 15 years, the observatory said, adding that the Porto Germeno fire alone has scorched more than 13,000 hectares of forest and farmland.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Spain's largest active fire was still burning in Guadalajara province, around 100 km north of Madrid, where it has scorched about 32,000 hectares.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Gifford fire has scorched more than 30,000 acres in less than two days in Los Padres National Forest as firefighters struggle to quell the blaze in the Sierra Madre mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025
The White Sage Fire, sparked by lightning on 9 July, has scorched roughly 1,000 acres near Jacob Lake.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
She has just ridden in from the Bois de Boulogne, and has scorched half the way back to meet her “officier” in pale blue.
From The Real Latin Quarter by F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) Smith
