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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Much-needed rain brought some respite Monday to firefighters on their fourth day battling Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, which has scorched vast expanses of nature reserve on the German border.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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
Wildfire in Northern California has scorched more than 12,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, burning homes in the Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
Firefighters have made modest progress against the worst of the infernos, the Palisades fire, which has scorched nearly 23,000 acres and is 11% contained.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
Now the sun has scorched up the fields down below we must take our sheep up to the cool hills, where the grass is still fresh and green.
From Milly and Olly by Mrs. Humphry Ward
