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
  • In a series of videos posted on social media and flagged by KOB4, Martinez filmed himself tearing the camera towers down in order to return them to their rightful owners.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Because the tool cuts through vibration rather than force, the edge is designed to stay closer to true, with reduced crushing or tearing on delicate parts and thin sheet stock.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tearing
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  • The charges against include federal hate crimes and damaging religious property resulting in bodily injury.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But are there ways to lower your card rates without damaging your credit score?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaging
Verb
  • 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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  • Her boyfriend was never charged, though he was sentenced to probation for battering a police officer about five weeks after Danielle was killed.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Across the country in Hawaii, Hurricane Lala grazed the state over the weekend, battering the islands with heavy rains and winds, but did not make landfall.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of battering
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  • In Zaporizhzhia, drone strikes killed a 74-year-old man and wounded three people, while a drone damaged an apartment building, wounding seven people, in the Khmelnytskyi region.
    — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Iran accused Washington of striking a wedding party, killing four people and wounding dozens.
    — Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wounding
Verb
  • Trump’s threat to cut off foreign trade could endanger growth, further hurting his ratings.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Trucking and freight will face higher diesel prices hurting their margins, usually with a lag before those fuel surcharges catch up.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurting
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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