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How to pronounce scorch in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms sear, singe
Type of combust, burn
Type Words
Synonyms blacken, char, sear
Type of burn
Has types swinge, singe


the flames scorched the ceiling.
Type Words
Synonyms singe
Type of burn
Type Words
Synonyms sear
Type of heat up, heat
Has types sizzle


The heat scorched the countryside.
Type Words
Type of stain, discoloration, discolouration
Type Words
Type of plant disease
Has types leaf scorch
Type Words
Type of dry, dry out


The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun.
Type Words
Type of fire, burn down, burn


The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes.
the invaders scorched the land.

Examples of scorch

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Kingshill said this type of leaf scorch mostly affects red oak trees in Delaware.
From the delawareonline.com
Scorch marks from that blaze are still apparent in some walls in the White House.
From the time.com
A curling iron that is too hot can scorch hair with just five seconds of contact.
From the cnn.com
Save the prunes'soaking liquid to add for reheating so the prunes don't scorch.
From the ocregister.com
In most cases, such proximity to a star would scorch them beyond habitability.
From the sciencedaily.com
Take extra care if using spray starch, which can scorch under a very hot iron.
From the washingtonpost.com
The fourth was in a carport and the blaze spread to scorch the house, he said.
From the sltrib.com
Wildfires could scorch between 200,000 and 300,000 acres in Utah this summer.
From the sltrib.com
Cook over high heat, stirring so that the mixture does not scorch, 8 minutes.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • A surface burn
  • Sear: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
  • A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
  • Become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
  • A discoloration caused by heat
  • Destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
  • Char: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
  • Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
  • Scorch is a character appearing in DC Comics.