scarring

Definition of scarringnext
present participle of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarring
Verb
  • Katie Lou Samuelson, Collier’s UConn classmate, missed the 2025 season after tearing her ACL during training camp with the Seattle Storm.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
  • One of the state’s most infamous tornadoes, this massive F4 touched down near Holliday before tearing into Wichita Falls.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Mothballs have been used in one form or another since the 1800s, primarily as a means to prevent insects and rodents from damaging clothes.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
  • The robot pledged to respect and follow humans, refrain from damaging property or other robots, abstain from deceptive behavior and save energy by not overcharging.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The songs are at times over-the-top, at others lacerating in their introspection about everything from the anxiety of aging to the anguished choice to terminate a pregnancy.
    Adam Bradley Luis Alberto Rodriguez Carlos Nazario, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wright’s approach to the saxophone is often cubist in nature, reducing the music to isolated phrases and sounds and then battering them from every conceivable angle.
    Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
  • After all, the two Republicans have spent more than $80 million battering each other on the airwaves.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now, he is accused of killing Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew and gravely wounding another.
    Michael Tobin, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Prosecutors in Florida are investigating whether Open AI's Chat GPT helped a Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding several others after opening fire on campus last year.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • Four out of five Republicans say gas prices are hurting their budgets too, according to the same NPR/PBS/Marist poll.
    Catie Dull, NPR, 10 May 2026
  • Once your feet start hurting, everything else suffers.
    Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on scarring

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster