scorch
verb (used with object)
to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly.
scorched
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past participleof scorch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scorch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scorchverb (used with object)to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly.
Example Sentences
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That included biotech’s Moderna, whose boffo cancer therapy results launched its stock up 177% on Wednesday and scorched short sellers betting on its decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
Footage sent to the BBC shows destroyed houses in Stourbridge, with scorched earth and burnt out trees nearby.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The fire began Sunday morning in the Los Padres National Forest southeast of the neighborhood of Loma Vista and quickly scorched 400 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Tucking his scorched shoe under his arm, he stormed out of the room, giving the door a wall-rattling slam as he left.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
