charring

present participle of char
as in scorching
to burn on the surface I'd like my hamburger charred, but not cooked through

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Recent Examples of charring The fire burned for 26 days, charring 23,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties. Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025 What To Know In a Sunday update, the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team said the two fires have burned more than 121,307 acres, with the Elk fire charring 14,635 acres and the Lee fire scorching 106,672 acres. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • This is a big deal as the new process requires no crushing pressure or scorching heat.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • These trees know how to withstand hardships—including scorching Southern summers—and require little to no maintenance once they are established.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Ditto the Hammer Studios output of the 1950s and ’60s, Bernie Wrightson’s definitive illustrations of the Creature, oodles of Gothic literature, Roger Corman’s Poe pictures, and Mario Bava’s retina-searing color creep shows.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The second series of Meghan Markle's cooking show has been hit by searing criticism from reviewers landing it an even worse Rotten Tomatoes rating than Season 1.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the weather cools, one of the easiest ways to create a cozy atmosphere at home is by lighting a fall-scented candle.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Another challenge was lighting, to shoot everything in a visually coherent and realistic manner amid all the smoke.
    Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Charring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charring. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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