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scarring

verb

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present participle of scar

Synonyms & Antonyms of scarring

as in cutting, tearing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for scarring

battering,
bloodying,
blowing out,
bruising,
contusing,
cutting,
gashing,
goring,
lacerating,
scalding,
scathing,
straining,
tearing

damaging,
harming,
hurting,
injuring,
wounding

creasing,
grazing,
nicking

crippling,
hamstringing,
laming,
maiming,
mangling,
mutilating

abusing,
afflicting,
aggrieving,
maltreating,
tormenting,
torturing

laying up

blemishing,
impairing,
marring,
scraping,
spoiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for scarring

curing,
fixing,
healing,
mending,
remedying

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Thesaurus Entries Near scarring

scarred

scarring

scars

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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarring. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.

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The first known use of scarring was in 1847

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