Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A slight or surface burn.
ожо́гožóg
a surface burn
(countable, uncountable)A discolouration caused by heat.
a discoloration caused by heat
(countable, uncountable)Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.
Examples
41 sentencesThe desert sun was scorching hot.
The building was scorched by the fire.
Today is scorching hot, so dress light.
ruСегодня знойно, так что одевайся полегче. — ZegPhig
The building was scorched after the fire.
The passengers are suffering from the scorching heat.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
A slight or surface burn:
Origin
From Middle English scorchen, scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), perhaps an alteration of eaFrom Middle English scorchen, scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), perhaps an alteration of earlier *scorpnen, from Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”).
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Forms
plural: scorchesSynonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable