Synonyms of scorched
as in burnt
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as in charred
to burn on the surface
the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire
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as in dried
to make dry
weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorched. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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