scarring

verb

Definition of scarringnext
present participle of scar
as in bruising

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarring
  1. tearing
  2. damaging
  3. lacerating
  4. battering
  5. wounding
  6. hurting
Verb
  • Kittle, seven weeks since tearing his right Achilles in a wild-card playoff win at Philadelphia, was seen conditioning with vigor and impressive agility on a side field earlier this week.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • He was limited to playing seven games last season before tearing a knee ligament.
    — Maura Carey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tearing
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  • Williamson said protection of county waterways is a major pillar of his campaign, highlighting the dangers of chemical sprays meant to control plants that end up damaging the ecosystem.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The systems moving in could potentially bring severe weather, large hail, damaging winds and flooding, said NWS Indy meteorologist Matthew Eckhoff.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaging
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  • Two generations of viewers have now grown up consuming The Daily Show’s lacerating take on politics.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • In the last year, Huston has broken his eye socket — twice — and his jaw, as well as lacerating his kidney, per posts on his social media.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of lacerating
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  • Esteban Ribovics proved to be too much for the Brazilian legend, battering him to a TKO loss and into retirement.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Record-breaking temperatures are battering a continent that’s less equipped to deal with the shock than other parts of the world.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of battering
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  • The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah violated the ceasefire by attacking Israeli soldiers inside Lebanon, seriously wounding three.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • An airstrike destroyed a house in Ansar town, killing seven people and wounding three others on Saturday morning, NNA said.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of wounding
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the play could end up hurting his chances of making Carolina’s final roster.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a kind of prisoner’s dilemma hurting Democrats who want to beat the left in swing-state primaries.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurting
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